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schpeke̩leere̩

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Limburgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French spéculer, from Latin speculor, speculari, from specula (watchtower), from speciō, from Proto-Italic *spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpe.kə.leː.ʁə/, [ˈʃpɪ.kə.leː.ʁə]
  • IPA(key): /ʃpe.kəˈleː.ʁə/, [ʃpɪ.kəˈleː.ʁə]
  • Rhymes: -eːʁə

Verb

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schpeke̩leere̩ (weak, third-person singular present schpeke̩leert, past participle c͜he̩schpeke̩leert, auxiliary verb han) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast of the Panningen-line)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to speculate
  2. (transitive, rare) to spy on
  3. (intransitive, Merkelbeek) to consider (think about doing)