spil

See also: špil

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German spil.

Noun

spil n (singular definite spillet, plural indefinite spil)

1. A game.
2. A box of equipment and such used for a game.
3. A specific part of a game, such as a round or level.
4. Conditions or limits of a game.
5. A sport.
6. An instance resulting in the play of a sport, such as a result of who won or lost.
7. The act of playing music, singing.
8. Parts of a body being used in a fast manner.
9. A reflex, often a seizure.
10. A theatrical performance featuring actors, a play.
11. An actor's improvisation.
12. indefinite plural of spil

Inflection

Declension of spil

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spil	spillet	spil	spillene
genitive	spils	spillets	spils	spillenes

Derived terms

• brætspil (“board game”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German spille, from Old High German spinnil.

Noun

spil n (singular definite spillet, plural indefinite spil)

1. A winch.

Inflection

Declension of spil

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spil	spillet	spil	spillene
genitive	spils	spillets	spils	spillenes

Etymology 3

See spile.

Verb

spil

1. imperative of spile

Etymology 4

See spille.

Verb

spil

1. imperative of spille

Anagrams

• pils, pils'

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spille, from Old Dutch spilla. Equivalent to spinnen +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɪl/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: spil
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

spil f (plural spillen, diminutive spilletje n)

1. an axis

   Synonym: as

2. a key figure

Derived terms

• spilfiguur

Related terms

• spindel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: spil

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Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɪːl/
• Rhymes: -ɪːl

Noun

spil n (genitive singular spils, nominative plural spil)

1. game (with some sort of equipment such as playing cards or a board, usually not on a large scale)
2. playing card
3. (uncountable) play, playing (the act of playing, also music)
4. winch, windlass

Declension

declension of spil

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spil	spilið	spil	spilin
accusative	spil	spilið	spil	spilin
dative	spili	spilinu	spilum	spilunum
genitive	spils	spilsins	spila	spilanna

Derived terms

• púsluspil

Further reading

• “spil” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Anagrams

• pils

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English spillan.

Verb

spil

1. Alternative form of spillen

Etymology 2

From spilen or an Old English *spil.

Noun

spil

1. Alternative form of spile

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spil m or f (definite singular spilen or spila, indefinite plural spilar or spiler, definite plural spilane or spilene)

1. Alternative form of spile

Verb

spil

1. imperative of spile

Anagrams

• pils, slip