speels

English

Noun

speels

1. plural of speel

Verb

speels

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of speel

Anagrams

• sleeps

Dutch

Etymology

From spelen +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /speːls/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

speels (comparative speelser, superlative meest speels or speelst)

1. casual, relaxed
2. playful

Declension

Declension of speels
uninflected	speels
inflected	speelse
comparative	speelser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		speels	speelser	het speelst het speelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	speelse	speelsere	speelste
	n. sing.	speels	speelser	speelste
	plural	speelse	speelsere	speelste
definite		speelse	speelsere	speelste
partitive		speels	speelsers	—

Derived terms

• speelsheid

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “speels”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute