spanne
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: span‧ne
Etymology 1 edit
From spannen
Noun edit
spanne m or f (plural spannen, diminutive spannetje n)
- (dated) span (distance between extended thumb and little finger)
- (dated) span (interval of space or time)
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
spanne
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
spanne
- inflection of spannen:
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle High German spannen, from Old High German spannan, from Proto-West Germanic *spannan, from Proto-Germanic *spannaną.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
spanne(transitive, with accusative)
Conjugation edit
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | spanne | |
| participle | gespannd | |
| auxiliary | hon | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| ich | spanne | — |
| du | spannst | spann |
| er/sie/es | spannd | — |
| meer | spanne | — |
| deer | spannd | spannd |
| sie | spanne | — |
| The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end. | ||
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “spanne”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary][1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 153
Italian edit
Noun edit
spanne f
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English spann, from Proto-West Germanic *spannu, from Proto-Germanic *spānnõ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spanne (plural spannes)
- A span (unit of measure).
- A specific measure of volume that corresponds to the quantity that fits in a person's hands while cupped.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “spanne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.