spejl

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spɑɪ̯l/, [sb̥ɑɪ̯ˀl]
Rhymes: -ɑɪ̯l

Etymology 1

From Old Danish speghæl, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Latin speculum (“mirror”). Compare Dutch spiegel, German Spiegel and Icelandic spegill.

Noun

spejl n (singular definite spejlet, plural indefinite spejle)

mirror

Inflection

Declension of spejl

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spejl	spejlet	spejle	spejlene
genitive	spejls	spejlets	spejles	spejlenes

Further reading

spejl on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
Spejl (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

See spejle (“to mirror”).

Verb

spejl

imperative of spejle

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