spoel

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spul/

Etymology 1

From Dutch spoel, from Middle Dutch spoele, from Old Dutch *spuola, from Proto-Germanic *spōlǭ.

Noun

spoel (plural spoele)

1. spool

Etymology 2

From Dutch spoelen, from Middle Dutch spoelen, from Old Dutch *spuolen, from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan.

Verb

spoel (present spoel, present participle spoelende, past participle gespoel)

1. (transitive) to flush, to wash up, to rinse
2. (intransitive) to flow, to stream, to wash

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spul/

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• Hyphenation: spoel
• Rhymes: -ul

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch spoele, from Old Dutch *spuola, from Proto-Germanic *spōlǭ.

Noun

spoel f (plural spoelen, diminutive spoeltje n)

1. spool
2. (electronics) inductor

Derived terms

• spoelen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: spoel
• → Caribbean Javanese: sepul
• → Indonesian: sepul

See also

• condensator
• weerstand

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spoel

1. inflection of spoelen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• sloep, slope