Spende

See also: spende

German

Etymology

From Middle High German spënde, from Old High German spenta, either nominalized from spentōn (“to donate; to spend”), from Proto-West Germanic *spendōn (“to spend”), or borrowed from Medieval Latin spenda, spenta (“alms, charity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpɛndə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛndə

Noun

Spende f (genitive Spende, plural Spenden)

1. donation (that which is donated, given as charity; the act of donating)

   eine Spende geben ― to give a donation

   um eine Spende (für etwas) bitten ― to ask for a donation (for something)

Declension

Declension of Spende [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Spende	die	Spenden
genitive	einer	der	Spende	der	Spenden
dative	einer	der	Spende	den	Spenden
accusative	eine	die	Spende	die	Spenden

Hyponyms

• Blutspende
• Parteispende
• Geldspende

Related terms

• Spendenaffäre
• Spendenskandal
• Spendensammlung

Related terms

• spenden
• Spender
• spendieren
• Spendung

Further reading

• “Spende” in Duden online
• “Spende” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache