spol

See also: spol., spól, and spół-

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

spol

1. imperative of spole

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sporðr.

Noun

spol

1. (zoology, regional) variant of spor

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Syllabification: spol

Verb

spol

1. second-person singular imperative of spolić

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• pȏl (Bosnia, Serbia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spôːl/

Noun

spȏl m (Cyrillic spelling спо̑л)

1. (usually Croatia) sex (kind of an organism as determined by its reproductive organs)
2. (usually Croatia) gender

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	spol	spolovi
genitive	spola	spolova
dative	spolu	spolovima
accusative	spol	spolove
vocative	spole	spolovi
locative	spolu	spolovima
instrumental	spolom	spolovima

Declension of spol

Derived terms

• spolni

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɔ́l/

Noun

spȍl m inan

1. sex, gender
2. (grammar) grammatical gender

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	spòl
gen. sing.	spôla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	spòl	spôla	spôli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	spôla	spôlov	spôlov
dative (dajȃlnik)	spôlu	spôloma	spôlom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	spòl	spôla	spôle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	spôlu	spôlih	spôlih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	spôlom	spôloma	spôli

Further reading

• “spol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

Alternative forms

• spor
• spord
• sporde
• spår
• spårr
• spör

Etymology

From Old Norse sporðr. Cognate to Norwegian Nynorsk spol, spor, spord.

Noun

spol

1. (zoology, regional) tail for swimming (tail of a fish, seal, whale, snake, crustacean, even beaver)
2. (zoology, regional) tailfin