spela

See also: spelâ and Špela

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspe.la/
• Rhymes: -ela
• Hyphenation: spé‧la

Verb

spela

1. inflection of spelare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German spelen, spillen.

Alternative forms

• spele

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²speːlɑ/

Verb

spela (present tense spelar/speler, past tense spela/spelte, past participle spela/spelt, passive infinitive spelast, present participle spelande, imperative spela/spel)

1. to play

Derived terms

• avspeling
• dataspel
• spelar
• spelemann

Etymology 2

Noun

spela n

1. definite plural of spel

References

• “spela” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse spila, borrowed from Middle Low German spillen, from Old Saxon spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn. Equivalent to spel +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /speːla/

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Verb

spela (present spelar, preterite spelade, supine spelat, imperative spela)

1. to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument or a role
2. to gamble
3. to wind (ropes and such)

Conjugation

Conjugation of spela (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	spela		spelas
Supine	spelat		spelats
Imperative	spela		—
Imper. plural1	spelen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	spelar	spelade	spelas	spelades
Ind. plural1	spela	spelade	spelas	spelades
Subjunctive2	spele	spelade	speles	spelades
	Participles
Present participle	spelande
Past participle	spelad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• anspela
• avspela
• inspela
• spela allan (“act tough and superior”)
• spela av
• spela bort
• spela Hamlet utan prinsen av Danmark
• spela in
• spelare
• spela roll!
• spela skjortan av
• spela ut
• spela upp
• spela över
• spelning
• uppspela

Descendants

• → Finnish: pelata

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse spila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²spɪːlɐ], [(²)spelɐ]

Verb

spela (preterite spela, supine spela)

1. To sing

   Han spela heelä vajen han for

   He sang throughout the entire journey.

2. To be about; deal with.

   Hä spela óm livä

   It is vital.

   Hä jär ospela óm hä

   That has not been settled.

3. To winch.