"Span" meaning in German

See Span in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃpaːn/ Audio: De-Span.ogg
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: From Middle High German spān, from Old High German spān (“chip of wood, shaving”), from Proto-West Germanic *spānu (“chip, shaving”). Cognate with Old English spōn (“piece of wood, chip”). More at spoon. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|spān}} Middle High German spān, {{inh|de|goh|spān||chip of wood, shaving}} Old High German spān (“chip of wood, shaving”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*spānu||chip, shaving}} Proto-West Germanic *spānu (“chip, shaving”), {{cog|ang|spōn||piece of wood, chip}} Old English spōn (“piece of wood, chip”), {{l|en|spoon}} spoon Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Span m (strong, genitive Spanes or Spans, plural Späne) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Spanes [genitive], Spans [genitive], Späne [plural], strong [table-tags], Span [nominative, singular], Späne [definite, nominative, plural], Spanes [genitive, singular], Spans [genitive, singular], Späne [definite, genitive, plural], Span [dative, singular], Spane [dative, singular], Spänen [dative, definite, plural], Span [accusative, singular], Späne [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. chip; shaving; clipping (small, usually flat, cut-off piece) Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: Holzspan, Metallspan, wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne
    Sense id: en-Span-de-noun-PL0P~Ypp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Span meaning in German (3.1kB)

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        "3": "spān"
      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "spoon"
      },
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      "name": "l"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "form": "Spane",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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    }
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
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        {
          "word": "Holzspan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Metallspan"
        },
        {
          "word": "wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne"
        }
      ],
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        "chip; shaving; clipping (small, usually flat, cut-off piece)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "chip",
          "chip"
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        [
          "shaving",
          "shaving"
        ],
        [
          "clipping",
          "clipping"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ʃpaːn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːn"
    },
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    {
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        "2": "spoon"
      },
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    },
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    {
      "form": "Spans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Späne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Span",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spänen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Span",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Späne",
      "source": "declension",
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
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        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links",
        "Rhymes:German/aːn",
        "Rhymes:German/aːn/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chip; shaving; clipping (small, usually flat, cut-off piece)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chip",
          "chip"
        ],
        [
          "shaving",
          "shaving"
        ],
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          "clipping",
          "clipping"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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        "strong"
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːn"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/De-Span.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Span"
}

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