schpeke̩leere̩

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• speke̩leere̩, speke̩lie̩re̩ (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Northwest of the Panningen-line)
• schpeke̩lie̩re̩ (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
• schpékkeleere (Eupen)

Etymology

Borrowed from French spéculer, from Latin speculor, speculari, from specula (“watchtower”), from speciō, from Proto-Italic *spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpe.kə.leː.ʁə/, [ˈʃpɪ.kə.leː.ʁə]
• IPA^(key): /ʃpe.kəˈleː.ʁə/, [ʃpɪ.kəˈleː.ʁə]
• Rhymes: -eːʁə

Verb

schpeke̩leere̩ (weak, third-person singular present schpeke̩leert, past participle c͜he̩schpeke̩leert, auxiliary verb han) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast of the Panningen-line)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to speculate
2. (transitive, rare) to spy on
3. (intransitive, Merkelbeek) to consider (think about doing)