# spel
## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /spɛl/

### Etymology 1

From Dutch spel, from Middle Dutch spel.

#### Noun

spel (plural spele)
* game, play

### Etymology 2

From Dutch spellen, from Middle Dutch spellen, from Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną.

#### Verb

spel (present spel, present participle spellende, past participle gespel)
* (transitive) to spell

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* spelu, aspel, aspelu

### Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *experlavō, from Late Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō (“to wash”). Compare Romanian spăla, spăl, and also Albanian shpëlaj.

### Verb

spel first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative spealã, past participle spilatã)
* to wash
* (reflexive, mi-spel) to wash oneself

#### Related terms

* spilari / spilare
* spilat
* lau

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /spɛl/
* Hyphenation: spel
* Rhymes: -ɛl

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch spel, from Old Dutch *spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil.

#### Noun

spel n (plural spellen or spelen, diminutive spelletje n)
* game
* playing (e.g. of a musical instrument)

##### Usage notes

The plural form spellen is used referring to
* several repetitions of one kind of game (sets, rounds, matches)
       Na enkele denkspellen gespeeld te hebben, kon hij niet meer helder nadenken. – After having played a few thinking games he could no longer think clearly.
* the physical accessories needed for particular games
       Ik heb thuis drie gezelschapspellen liggen. – I have three board games at home.
The plural form spelen is used referring to
* different kinds of games
       Speel je graag gezelschapspelen? – Do you like to play board games?
       Hij blinkt uit in denkspelen. – He excels at thinking games.

##### Derived terms

* balspel
* biljartspel
* blijspel
* bordspel
* computerspel
* denkspel
* eindspel
* gelijkspel
* gezelschapspel
* hoorspel
* kinderspel
* naspel
* treurspel
* videospel
* voorspel
* Olympische Spelen

##### Related terms

* spelen

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: spel

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

spel
* inflection of spellen:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

## Megleno-Romanian
### Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *experlavō, from Late Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō (“I wash”). Compare Aromanian aspel, Romanian spăla, spăl.

### Verb

spel
* I wash.

#### Related terms

* spilari

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From the verbs spela and spele, from Middle Low German spil (“noun”), spelen (“verb”).

#### Noun

spel n (definite singular spelet, indefinite plural spel, definite plural spela)
* a game
* play, playing

##### Derived terms

* puslespel
* samspel

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

spel
* imperative of spela

### See also

* spill (Bokmål)

### References

* “spel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /spel/

### Noun

spel n
* Alternative form of spell

#### Declension

Strong a-stem:

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish spil, from Middle Low German spil and Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /speːl/
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

spel n
* a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy, joyous movement or entertainment; activity for amusement only; a pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment
    lek och spel
       fun and games
    orrarnas spel
       the courtship game of the grouse
* the accessories used for an entertaining or amusing pursuit; such as a board game
* an instance of gambling
* acting; the performance of an actor in a work of drama
* play, playing; the performance of someone who plays something, such as a musician, a sportsman or player of games
* play, slack; the unwanted movement of a mechanical part e.g. due to not being fastened or tightened sufficiently
* (chiefly in compounds) a rapid switching between different things

##### Related terms

* brädspel
* datorspel
* efterspel
* få spel
* förspel
* krigsspel
* mellanspel
* minspel
* schackspel
* spela
* spelautomat
* spelbank
* spelberoende
* spelbolag
* spelbord
* spelbricka
* spelbutik
* speldag
* speldator
* speldirigent
* speldjävul
* speldokumentär
* speldosa
* spelevink
* spelfilm
* spelförare
* spelfördelare
* spelföring
* spelgalen
* spelglad
* spelglädje
* spelhall
* spelhelvete
* spelhumör
* spelhus
* spelhåla
* spelklar
* spelklubb
* spelkort
* spelkväll
* spelledare
* spelledig
* spellektion
* spellista
* spellokal
* spellärare
* spellärarinna
* spelläxa
* spelmark
* spelmaskin
* spelmissbruk
* spelmotor
* spelmål
* spelmässig
* spelning
* spelorre
* spelparti
* spelpartner
* spelplan
* spelplats
* spelregel
* spelrum
* spelscen
* spelsinne
* spelskicklig
* spelskuld
* spelstil
* spelstyrka
* spelsugen
* spelsystem
* spelsäsong
* spelteori
* speltid
* speltillfälle
* speluppläggare
* spelverk
* spelvinst
* spelyta
* spelår
* spelöppning
* spelövertag
* spelövning
* strategidatorspel
* strategispel

##### Descendants

* → Finnish: peli
* → Ingrian: peli

### Etymology 2

Old Swedish spill, from Middle Low German spille, from Old Saxon spinnila, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu, cognate with German Spindel and English spindle.
With time, the Swedish word has adopted the declension pattern of spel in Etymology 1. Note that spindel is also a Swedish word.

#### Noun

spel n
* a winch

##### Synonyms

* vinda
* vinsch

##### Related terms

* ankarspel
* flaggspel
* gruvspel
* spelhus
* spellina
* uppfordringsspel
* vindspel

### References

* spel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* spel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* pels

## Volapük
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /spel/

### Noun

spel (nominative plural spels)
* hope

#### Declension

* $^1$ status as a case is disputed
* $^2$ in later, non-classical Volapük only

#### Derived terms

* nenspel
* spelabik
* spelik
* spelo
* spelön
* spelü