verspillen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Dutch verspilden, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *fraspilþijan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ spillen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈspɪ.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧spil‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɪlən

Verb

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verspillen

  1. (transitive) to waste
    Synonyms: spillen, verbrassen, verkwanselen, verkwisten, verpatsen

Conjugation

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Conjugation of verspillen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verspillen
past singular verspilde
past participle verspild
infinitive verspillen
gerund verspillen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verspil verspilde
2nd person sing. (jij) verspilt, verspil2 verspilde
2nd person sing. (u) verspilt verspilde
2nd person sing. (gij) verspilt verspilde
3rd person singular verspilt verspilde
plural verspillen verspilden
subjunctive sing.1 verspille verspilde
subjunctive plur.1 verspillen verspilden
imperative sing. verspil
imperative plur.1 verspilt
participles verspillend verspild
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: verspil

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From ver- +‎ spillen.

Verb

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verspillen (third-person singular present verspillt, past participle verspillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to gamble away, to lose

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive verspillen
participle verspillt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular verspillen
2nd singular verspills verspill
3rd singular verspillt
1st plural verspillen
2nd plural verspillt verspillt
3rd plural verspillen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.