spänne

See also: spanne and Spanne

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

spänne

1. first/third-person singular subjunctive II of spinnen

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spänne, from Old Norse spenni, from the verb spenni (“to stretch”), from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną, cognate with Danish spænde.

Noun

spänne n

1. a clasp
   1. a buckle (on a belt or strap)
   2. a clip (hair clip in the form of a clasp)

Declension

Declension of spänne
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spänne	spännet	spännen	spännena
Genitive	spännes	spännets	spännens	spännenas

Derived terms

• hårspänne
• bältesspänne

Related terms

• spänna

See also

• klämma

References

• spänne in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spänne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spänne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)