verspillen

Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch verspilden, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *fraspilþijan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ spillen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrˈspɪ.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧spil‧len
• Rhymes: -ɪlən

Verb

verspillen

1. (transitive) to waste

   Synonyms: spillen, verbrassen, verkwanselen, verkwisten, verpatsen

Conjugation

Conjugation of verspillen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	verspillen
past singular	verspilde
past participle	verspild
infinitive	verspillen
gerund	verspillen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verspil	verspilde
2nd person sing. (jij)	verspilt, verspil2	verspilde
2nd person sing. (u)	verspilt	verspilde
2nd person sing. (gij)	verspilt	verspilde
3rd person singular	verspilt	verspilde
plural	verspillen	verspilden
subjunctive sing.1	verspille	verspilde
subjunctive plur.1	verspillen	verspilden
imperative sing.	verspil
imperative plur.1	verspilt
participles	verspillend	verspild
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• verspiller
• verspilling
• verspilziek
• verspilzucht

Descendants

• Afrikaans: verspil

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From ver- +‎ spillen.

Verb

verspillen (third-person singular present verspillt, past participle verspillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to gamble away, to lose

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	verspillen
participle	verspillt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	verspillen	—
2nd singular	verspills	verspill
3rd singular	verspillt	—
1st plural	verspillen	—
2nd plural	verspillt	verspillt
3rd plural	verspillen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.