spün

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Bavarian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German spil(e)n, from Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃb̥yːn/
  • Hyphenation: spün

Verb[edit]

spün (past participle gspüt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (intransitive, often with mit (with)) to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
    De Kåtz spüt mit an Staniolkugerl.The cat is playing with a tinfoil ball.
  2. (transitive) to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)
    Fuaßboi spünto play football
  3. (transitive) to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie)
    a Stickl spünto perform a piece of music, or to perform a play
  4. (transitive) to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.)
    a Plåttn spünto play a record
  5. (transitive) to play, to perform on (a musical instrument)
    de Geign spünto play the violin
  6. (transitive) to act like, to behave like
    in Hödn spünto act the hero
    in Trottl spünto act the fool
  7. (intransitive) to take place, to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction)
    Der Füm spielt in ana dystopischn Zukunft.The film is set in a dystopian future.
  8. (impersonal, transitive, in the negative) Used to indicate that something is not going to happen.
    Des wird's ned spün.This is not going to happen.

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