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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.
Verb
spilla (third person singular past indicative spilti, third person plural past indicative spilt, supine spilt)
- to waste
Conjugation
Gothic
Romanization
spilla
- Romanization of 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.
Verb
spilla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spillti, supine spillt)
- (transitive, governs the dative) to corrupt, to contaminate, to mar
- Þú hefur spillt mér.
- You have corrupted me.
- (transitive, governs the dative) to rape, to abuse or handle with improper treatment; to spoil, despoil, violate (nature, forests...etc)
- Ekki spilla þessum fagra skógi!
- Don't rape this fair forest!
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspil.la/
- Rhymes: -illa
- Hyphenation: spìl‧la
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *spinla, from contraction of Late Latin spīnula, diminutive of Latin spīna. Doublet of spinula, a borrowing.
Noun
spilla f (plural spille)
- brooch, broach, breastpin
- scarfpin
- (regional, by extension) pin
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
spilla
- inflection of spillare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
spilla n
- definite plural of spill
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.
Verb
spilla
- to spill
- to waste, to spoil
- to destroy, to ruin
- to violate, to defile
Conjugation
Conjugation of spilla (weak)
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present
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past
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| infinitive
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spilla
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—
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| participle
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spillandi, spillande
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spilter
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| active voice
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indicative
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subjunctive
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imperative
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indicative
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subjunctive
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| iæk
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spillir
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spilli, spille
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—
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spilti, spilte
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spilti, spilte
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| þū
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spillir
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spilli, spille
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spil
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spilti, spilte
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spilti, spilte
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| han
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spillir
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spilli, spille
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—
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spilti, spilte
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spilti, spilte
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| vīr
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spillum, spillom
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spillum, spillom
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spillum, spillom
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spiltum, spiltom
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spiltum, spiltom
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| īr
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spillin
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spillin
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spillin
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spiltin
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spiltin
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| þēr
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spilla
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spillin
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—
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spiltu, spilto
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spiltin
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| mediopassive voice
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indicative
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subjunctive
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imperative
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indicative
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subjunctive
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| iæk
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spillis
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spillis, spilles
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—
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spiltis, spiltes
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spiltis, spiltes
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| þū
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spillis
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spillis, spilles
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—
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spiltis, spiltes
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spiltis, spiltes
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| han
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spillis
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spillis, spilles
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—
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spiltis, spiltes
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spiltis, spiltes
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| vīr
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spillums, spilloms
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spillums, spilloms
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—
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spiltums, spiltoms
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spiltums, spiltoms
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| īr
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spillins
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spillins
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—
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spiltins
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spiltins
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| þēr
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spillas
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spillins
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—
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spiltus, spiltos
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spiltins
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Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish spilla, from Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to sunder, split, rend, tear”).
Verb
spilla (present spiller, preterite spillde, supine spillt, imperative spill)
- to spill, accidentally pour out liquid
Man ska inte gråta över spilld mjölk- Don't cry over spilled milk
- to waste (e.g. time)
Conjugation
Conjugation of spilla (weak)
Related terms
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