Noun: spille
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | spille |
| Sg. definite | spillen |
| Pl. indefinite | spiller |
| Pl. definite | spillerne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | spilles |
| Sg. definite | spillens |
| Pl. indefinite | spillers |
| Pl. definite | spillernes |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like spille
toiletbørste,
krokodille,
svensknøgle,
nissehue,
overtagelse,
snurre,
snitte,
snerle,
snerre,
snerpe,
satire,
meddelelse,
sjuske,
sminke,
smerte,
slippe,
slange,
slette,
skøjte,
sonate, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German spelen, from Old Saxon *spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn. Cognate with German spielen (Swedish spela is also from Low German).
Translations
act, to perform a theatrical role
jazz, to play jazz music
lord, to lord over
play, produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun
play, produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense, not affecting a noun)
play, participate in (a sport or game)
trumpet, play the instrument