spela

See also: spelâ and Špela

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspe.la/
Rhymes: -ela
Hyphenation: spé‧la

Verb

spela

inflection of spelare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German spelen, spillen.

Alternative forms

spele (e-infinitive)
spållå (dialect)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²speːlɑ/

Verb

spela (present tense spelar/speler, past tense spela/spelte, past participle spela/spelt, passive infinitive spelast, present participle spelande, imperative spela/spel)

to play

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

spela n

definite plural of spel

References

“spela” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse spila, borrowed from Middle Low German spillen, from Old Saxon spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn. Equivalent to spel +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²speːla/
Audio: (file)

Verb

spela (present spelar, preterite spelade, supine spelat, imperative spela)

to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument or a role
to gamble
to wind (ropes and such)

Conjugation

Conjugation of spela (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	spela		spelas
Supine	spelat		spelats
Imperative	spela		—
Imper. plural¹	spelen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	spelar	spelade	spelas	spelades
Ind. plural¹	spela	spelade	spelas	spelades
Subjunctive²	spele	spelade	speles	spelades
	Participles
Present participle	spelande
Past participle	spelad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Finnish: pelata

References