spóla

See also: spola

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse spóla, from Proto-Germanic *spōlǭ.

Noun

spóla f (genitive singular spólu, nominative plural spólur)

  1. a videotape
    Synonyms: myndbandsspóla, vídeóspóla
    Eigum við að leigja spólu?
    Wanna rent a video?
  2. a spool (a cylinder around which thread, wire or cable is wound)
    Synonym: kefli
Declension
Declension of spóla (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spóla spólan spólur spólurnar
accusative spólu spóluna spólur spólurnar
dative spólu spólunni spólum spólunum
genitive spólu spólunnar spóla, spólna spólanna, spólnanna

Etymology 2

Verb

spóla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spólaði, supine spólað)

  1. (intransitive, generally of wheeled vehicles) to spin without resistance
Derived terms
  • spóla af (“unspool”)

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠoːl̪ˠə/, /ˈsˠpˠoːlˠə/

Verb

spóla

  1. analytic present subjunctive of spól
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