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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspeːl.tjə/
- Hyphenation: speel‧tje
Etymology 1
From spel (“game”) + -tje with lengthening of the root vowel as in glaasje etc. Doublet of spelletje. Compare the plurals spelen and spellen, which also show a secondary semantic distinction.
In the sense “toy” perhaps in part a new derivation from the related verb spelen (“to play”).
Noun
speeltje n (plural speeltjes)
- a toy, a plaything
- Synonym: speeltuig
- (obsolete) a game, a play
- Synonyms: spel, spelletje
- (obsolete) a theatre play
- Synonym: spel
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
speeltje n (plural speeltjes)
- (archaic) diminutive of spil
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