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spektakel

See also: Spektakel

Danish

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Etymology

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From German Spektakel, from Latin spectaculum (“show”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spetakəl/, [sb̥eˈtˢɑɡ̊əl]

Noun

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spektakel n (singular definite spektaklet, plural indefinite spektakler)

  1. (uncountable) noise, din
  2. (mostly plural) disturbances

Inflection

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Declension of spektakel
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spektakel spektaklet spektakler spektaklerne
genitive spektakels spektaklets spektaklers spektaklernes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old French spectacle, from Latin spectaculum (“a show, spectacle”), from spectare (“to see, behold”), frequentative of specere (“to see”). See species.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spɛkˈtaː.kəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: spek‧ta‧kel

Noun

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spektakel n (plural spektakels, diminutive spektakeltje n)

  1. spectacle

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin spectaculum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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spektakel n

  1. a spectacle, a scene
    Ställ inte till något spektakel
    Don't make a scene
    Det var ett roligt och charmerande spektakel
    It was a fun and charming spectacle
  2. (dated) a spectacle (laughing stock)
    göra sig till spektakel
    make a spectacle of oneself
    Med spott och spe och skymf och kränkningar. / På öppna torg man förde mig ikring / Som ett spektakel inför allmänheten. (Translation by Hagberg)
    With scoffs and scorns and contumelious taunts. / In open market-place produced they me, / To be a public spectacle to all: (Shakespeare, Henry VI, part 1, act 1, scene 4)
  3. (dated) a show, a theatre play

Declension

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Declension of spektakel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spektakel spektakels
definite spektaklet spektaklets
plural indefinite spektakel spektakels
definite spektaklen spektaklens
Declension of spektakel (dated) plural -er
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spektakel spektakels
definite spektaklet spektaklets
plural indefinite spektakler spektaklers
definite spektaklerna spektaklernas

See also

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References

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