See also: spellen

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspeːlə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: spe‧len
  • Rhymes: -eːlən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch spēlen.

Verb

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spelen

  1. (intransitive) to play
  2. (transitive) to play (a game)
    Wat wil je spelen?
    What do you wish to play?
  3. (transitive or intransitive) to play (a musical instrument)
  4. (transitive) to play (a role)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of spelen (weak)
infinitive spelen
past singular speelde
past participle gespeeld
infinitive spelen
gerund spelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular speel speelde
2nd person sing. (jij) speelt, speel2 speelde
2nd person sing. (u) speelt speelde
2nd person sing. (gij) speelt speelde
3rd person singular speelt speelde
plural spelen speelden
subjunctive sing.1 spele speelde
subjunctive plur.1 spelen speelden
imperative sing. speel
imperative plur.1 speelt
participles spelend gespeeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: speel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: pele
  • Negerhollands: speel

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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spelen

  1. plural of spel (tournament)
  2. an organised series of athletic or other entertaining competitive events, such as the Olympics or varied gladiatorial fights
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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *spilon, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.

Verb

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spēlen

  1. to play, to have fun
  2. to play a game
  3. to play (an instrument)

Inflection

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English spelian; equivalent to spale +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spelen

  1. to save, hoard

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Swedish

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Noun

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spelen

  1. definite plural of spel

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