"Spanne" meaning in German

See Spanne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃpanə/ Audio: De-Spanne.ogg
Rhymes: -anə Etymology: From Middle High German spanne, from Old High German spanna, from Proto-Germanic *spannō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Dutch span, spanne, English span. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|spanne}} Middle High German spanne, {{inh|de|goh|spanna}} Old High German spanna, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*spannō}} Proto-Germanic *spannō, {{der|de|ine-pro|*(s)pend-|t=to stretch}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”), {{cog|nl|span}} Dutch span, {{m+|en|span}} English span Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Spanne f (genitive Spanne, plural Spannen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Spanne [genitive], Spannen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Spanne [nominative, singular], Spannen [definite, nominative, plural], Spanne [genitive, singular], Spannen [definite, genitive, plural], Spanne [dative, singular], Spannen [dative, definite, plural], Spanne [accusative, singular], Spannen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Spanne-de-noun-KYomzpmk
  2. span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)
    (historical) span (semi-standardised measure of length)
    Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-Spanne-de-noun-L0~mFfvm
  3. range; margin; spread (scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Spanne-de-noun-ihPE~gVo
  4. range; margin; spread (scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum)
    span; period of time
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Spanne-de-noun-UyTLnD04 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 7 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 5 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Zeitspanne, Gewinnspanne

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeitspanne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gewinnspanne"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "spanne"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German spanne",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "spanna"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German spanna",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spannō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spannō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)pend-",
        "t": "to stretch"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "span"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch span",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "span"
      },
      "expansion": "English span",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German spanne, from Old High German spanna, from Proto-Germanic *spannō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Dutch span, spanne, English span.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanne f (genitive Spanne, plural Spannen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Spanne-de-noun-KYomzpmk",
      "links": [
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)",
        "span (semi-standardised measure of length)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Spanne-de-noun-L0~mFfvm",
      "links": [
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)",
        "(historical) span (semi-standardised measure of length)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The revision says, the damage of the shareholder consists in the devaluation of the property of the company, so it encompasses but the margin between the amount which the claimant paid for the shares and the inner value of the shares accounting for the damaging act;",
          "ref": "1938 May 3, RG 2. Zivilsenat, Urteil, numbers Az.: II 104/37 – RGZ 157, 213–228, page 218:",
          "text": "Die Revision sagt hierzu, der Schaden des Aktionärs bestehe in der Entwertung des Vermögens der Gesellschaft, er erfasse also die Spanne zwischen dem Betrage, den die Klägerin für die Aktien bezahlt habe, und dem inneren Wert der Aktien unter Berücksichtigung der schädigenden Handlung;",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "range; margin; spread (scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Spanne-de-noun-ihPE~gVo",
      "links": [
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "margin",
          "margin"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 7 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 5 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "range; margin; spread (scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum)",
        "span; period of time"
      ],
      "id": "en-Spanne-de-noun-UyTLnD04",
      "links": [
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "margin",
          "margin"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ],
        [
          "period of time",
          "period of time"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃpanə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Spanne.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a8/De-Spanne.ogg/De-Spanne.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/De-Spanne.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-anə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Spanne"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/anə",
    "Rhymes:German/anə/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Zeitspanne"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewinnspanne"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "spanne"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German spanne",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "spanna"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German spanna",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spannō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spannō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)pend-",
        "t": "to stretch"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "span"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch span",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "span"
      },
      "expansion": "English span",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German spanne, from Old High German spanna, from Proto-Germanic *spannō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Dutch span, spanne, English span.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spannen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanne f (genitive Spanne, plural Spannen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)",
        "span (semi-standardised measure of length)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)",
        "(historical) span (semi-standardised measure of length)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The revision says, the damage of the shareholder consists in the devaluation of the property of the company, so it encompasses but the margin between the amount which the claimant paid for the shares and the inner value of the shares accounting for the damaging act;",
          "ref": "1938 May 3, RG 2. Zivilsenat, Urteil, numbers Az.: II 104/37 – RGZ 157, 213–228, page 218:",
          "text": "Die Revision sagt hierzu, der Schaden des Aktionärs bestehe in der Entwertung des Vermögens der Gesellschaft, er erfasse also die Spanne zwischen dem Betrage, den die Klägerin für die Aktien bezahlt habe, und dem inneren Wert der Aktien unter Berücksichtigung der schädigenden Handlung;",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "range; margin; spread (scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "margin",
          "margin"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "range; margin; spread (scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum)",
        "span; period of time"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "margin",
          "margin"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ],
        [
          "period of time",
          "period of time"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃpanə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Spanne.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a8/De-Spanne.ogg/De-Spanne.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/De-Spanne.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-anə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Spanne"
}

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