speels in Dutch

IPA: /speːls/ Audio: Nl-speels.ogg

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Etymology: From spelen + -s. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nl|dum|odt|gmw-pro}}, {{af|nl|spelen|-s}} spelen + -s Head templates: {{nl-adj}} speels (comparative speelser, superlative meest speels or speelst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: speelser [comparative], meest speels [superlative], speelst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], speels [adverbial, positive, predicative], speelser [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het speelst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het speelste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], speelse [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], speelsere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], speelste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], speels [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], speelser [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], speelste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], speelse [indefinite, plural, positive], speelsere [comparative, indefinite, plural], speelste [indefinite, plural, superlative], speelse [definite, positive], speelsere [comparative, definite], speelste [definite, superlative], speels [partitive, positive], speelsers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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"speels" meaning in Dutch

Adjective

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