spana

See also: Spaña, spaņa, and spāņa

Italian

Verb

spana

1. inflection of spanare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspana]

Participle

spana

1. nominative singular feminine of spany

Swahili

Seti ya spana

Etymology

Borrowed from English spanner.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

spana (n class, plural spana)

1. spanner (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts)

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse *spana, from Proto-Germanic *spananą (“lure; entice”). Doublet of spänna. Arguably related more distantly to Ancient Greek σπάω (spáō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɑːna/

Verb

spana (present spanar, preterite spanade, supine spanat, imperative spana)

1. spy, scout

Conjugation

Conjugation of spana (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	spana		spanas
Supine	spanat		spanats
Imperative	spana		—
Imper. plural1	spanen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	spanar	spanade	spanas	spanades
Ind. plural1	spana	spanade	spanas	spanades
Subjunctive2	spane	spanade	spanes	spanades
	Participles
Present participle	spanande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• speja

Derived terms

• span
• spanare
• spaning
• spana in

References

• spana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spana in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spana in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• spana in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English spanner.

Noun

spana

1. spanner; wrench