schpile

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

schpélju, schpélu, schpìlju, spélò

Etymology

From Old High German spilōn, from Proto-Germanic *spilōną. Cognate to German spielen, Dutch spelen, Swedish spela.

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈʃpilə/

Verb

schpile (third-person singular simple present schpilt, past participle gschpilt, past subjunctive schpilti, auxiliary haa)

to play
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
  Aber ich schpile gärn Schach, maischtens mit mir selber.
  I like to play chess, mostly with myself.

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