spil

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word spil. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word spil, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say spil in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word spil you have here. The definition of the word spil will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofspil, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: špil

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German spil.

Noun

spil n (singular definite spillet, plural indefinite spil)

  1. A game.
  2. A box of equipment and such used for a game.
  3. A specific part of a game, such as a round or level.
  4. Conditions or limits of a game.
  5. A sport.
  6. An instance resulting in the play of a sport, such as a result of who won or lost.
  7. The act of playing music, singing.
  8. Parts of a body being used in a fast manner.
  9. A reflex, often a seizure.
  10. A theatrical performance featuring actors, a play.
  11. An actor's improvisation.
  12. indefinite plural of spil
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

From Middle Low German spille, from Old High German spinnil.

Noun

spil n (singular definite spillet, plural indefinite spil)

  1. A winch.
Inflection

Etymology 3

See spile.

Verb

spil

  1. imperative of spile

Etymology 4

See spille.

Verb

spil

  1. imperative of spille

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spille, from Old Dutch spilla. Equivalent to spinnen +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɪl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: spil
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

spil f (plural spillen, diminutive spilletje n)

  1. an axis
    Synonym: as
  2. a key figure
  3. (soccer) a central midfielder
    • 1949 March 21, "„G.V.B.”-selecties presteerden niet veel", Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, page 6.
      Noch aan de ene, noch aan de andere kant is sprake geweest van een „vierkant“ en in feite kwam het er op neer, dat aan beide zijden de spil als derde back fungeerde, terwijl van enige man-dekking geen sprake was.
      Neither on one, nor on the other side was there ever any "square" formation involved and it actually boiled down to that on both sides the central midfielder functioned like a third defender, while there was not any marking involved.
    Synonym: mid-mid

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: spil

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

spil n (genitive singular spils, nominative plural spil)

  1. game (with some sort of equipment such as playing cards or a board, usually not on a large scale)
  2. playing card
  3. (uncountable) play, playing (the act of playing, also music)
  4. winch, windlass

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English spillan.

Verb

spil

  1. Alternative form of spillen

Etymology 2

From spilen or an Old English *spil.

Noun

spil

  1. Alternative form of spile

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spil m or f (definite singular spilen or spila, indefinite plural spilar or spiler, definite plural spilane or spilene)

  1. Alternative form of spile

Verb

spil

  1. imperative of spile

Anagrams