Gspaane

Alemannic German edit

Alternative forms edit

Gschpaane

Etymology edit

From Middle High German gespan (“companion, partner”), probably related to spannen (“to stretch, tighten”), from Old High German spannan, from Proto-Germanic *spannaną. Cognate with archaic German Gespan (“assistant, helper, partner”).

Pronunciation edit

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈkʃpɑːnə/

Noun edit

Gspaane m (plural Gspaane, diminutive Gspäändli)

companion

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