"empan" meaning in French

See empan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɑ̃.pɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-empan.wav Forms: empans [plural]
Etymology: From Old French espan with change of prefix to em-; borrowed from Frankish *spanna, from Proto-Germanic *spānnõ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with English span. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|espan}} Old French espan, {{der|fr|frk|*spanna}} Frankish *spanna, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*spānnõ}} Proto-Germanic *spānnõ, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*(s)pend-|t=to stretch}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”), {{cog|en|span}} English span Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} empan m (plural empans)
  1. spand, span (imperial measurement equivalent to nine inches) Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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      "expansion": "Frankish *spanna",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "span"
      },
      "expansion": "English span",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French espan with change of prefix to em-; borrowed from Frankish *spanna, from Proto-Germanic *spānnõ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with English span.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        },
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          "spand"
        ],
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        "French masculine nouns",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms derived from Frankish",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "fr:Units of measure"
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      ],
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          "spand",
          "spand"
        ],
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "empan"
}

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