ordspil

Danish

Etymology

From ord (“word”) +‎ spil (“game”), calque of German Wortspiel. Compare also English wordplay, French jeu de mots.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /orspel/, [ˈoɐ̯ˌsb̥el]

Noun

ordspil n (singular definite ordspillet, plural indefinite ordspil)

  1. pun, wordplay

Declension

Declension of ordspil
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ordspil ordspillet ordspil ordspillene
genitive ordspils ordspillets ordspils ordspillenes

References

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