Spant

German

Etymology

18th century, borrowed from Low German Spant, extended form of Middle Low German span, deverbal from spannen. Comparable with High German Gespann (“that which is clamped, fastened; hence, team of horses, oxen”). Compare Dutch spant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpant/
• Homophone: spannt

Noun

Spant n or m (mixed, genitive Spantes or Spants, plural Spanten)

1. (nautical) rib (element stabilizing the hull)

Declension

Declension of Spant [neuter // masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Spant	die	Spanten
genitive	eines	des	Spantes, Spants	der	Spanten
dative	einem	dem	Spant, Spante1	den	Spanten
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Spant	die	Spanten

¹Now rare, see notes.