"spänna" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

IPA: /spɛnːa/ Audio: Sv-spänna.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish spänna, from Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną, causative of *spannaną (“to stretch, to span”). Cognate with Danish spænde, and Middle Low German spennen. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|spänna}} Old Swedish spänna, {{inh|sv|non|spenna}} Old Norse spenna, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*spannijaną}} Proto-Germanic *spannijaną, {{m|gem-pro|*spannaną||to stretch, to span}} *spannaną (“to stretch, to span”), {{cog|da|spænde}} Danish spænde, {{cog|gml|spennen}} Middle Low German spennen Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|spänner|preterite|spände|supine|spänt|imperative|spänn|head=}} spänna (present spänner, preterite spände, supine spänt, imperative spänn) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|spän|end=nn}} Forms: spänner [present], spände [preterite], spänt [supine], spänn [imperative], weak [table-tags], spänna [active, infinitive], spännas [infinitive, passive], spänt [active, supine], spänts [passive, supine], spänn [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], spännen [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], spänner [active, indicative, present], spände [active, indicative, past], spänns [indicative, passive, present], spännes [indicative, passive, present], spändes [indicative, passive, past], spänna [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], spände [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], spännas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], spändes [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], spänne [active, dated, present, subjunctive], spände [active, dated, past, subjunctive], spännes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], spändes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], spännande [participle, present], spänd [participle, past]
  1. to tighten, to tense (make tense or taut, of muscles, a rope, a spring, or the like)
    Sense id: en-spänna-sv-verb-dV5mMgbP
  2. to pull (the string of) a bow or crossbow
    Sense id: en-spänna-sv-verb-RURjemGq
  3. to fasten (a belt), to clamp (put in a spanner), to strap on (skies etc.)
    Sense id: en-spänna-sv-verb-FmC-781d Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 25 11 8 8 9 12
  4. to span (to extend across)
    Sense id: en-spänna-sv-verb-YILV1Lmc
  5. to build a bridge
    Sense id: en-spänna-sv-verb-zzU64wxl
  6. (dated, dialect) to kick, to jump Tags: dated, dialectal
    Sense id: en-spänna-sv-verb-shecNnLb
  7. (vulgar, usually of males, with på) to bang (have sex with) Tags: usually, vulgar
    Sense id: en-spänna-sv-verb-CaH6pShX
  8. (slang) to spend (time or money) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-spänna-sv-verb-ySovpa9n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: förspänna, spann, spänn, spänna av, spänna för, spänna in, spänna upp, spänna ut, spännande, spännare, spännband, spännbar, spännbetong, spännbuckla, spännbälte, spänne, spännfjäder, spänning, spännkraft, spännpapp, spännram, spännskruv, spänntag, spänntamp, spännvidd

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "förspänna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänna av"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänna för"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänna in"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänna upp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänna ut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännande"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännband"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännbar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännbetong"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännbuckla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännbälte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännfjäder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännkraft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännpapp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännram"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännskruv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänntag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spänntamp"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spännvidd"
    }
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          "english": "He flexed his big muscles",
          "text": "Han spände sina stora muskler",
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        {
          "english": "to cock one's ears",
          "text": "spänna öronen",
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        "to tighten, to tense (make tense or taut, of muscles, a rope, a spring, or the like)"
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          "english": "It is nobler to hear a string, that snapped, than never to pull a bow",
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        "to pull (the string of) a bow or crossbow"
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        {
          "english": "hitch a horse, harness the horse",
          "text": "spänna för hästen",
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        "to fasten (a belt), to clamp (put in a spanner), to strap on (skies etc.)"
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        {
          "english": "The bridge spans across the river",
          "text": "Bron spänner över floden",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The book spans across three centuries",
          "text": "Boken spänner över tre sekel",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to span (to extend across)"
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        {
          "english": "Across the Ljungan two new bridges were built",
          "text": "Över Ljungan spändes tvenne nya broar",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to build a bridge"
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        {
          "english": "a pony kicks with its foot",
          "text": "en fåle spänner med foten",
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        }
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        "to kick, to jump"
      ],
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          "english": "I banged a real hottie yesterday",
          "text": "Jag spände på en riktig pudding igår",
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        }
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        "to bang (have sex with)"
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      ],
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      "form": "spände",
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        "active",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spänns",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spännes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spändes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spänna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spände",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spännas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spändes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spänne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spände",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spännes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spändes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spännande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spänd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "spänn",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "spänner",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "spände",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "spänt",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spänna (present spänner, preterite spände, supine spänt, imperative spänn)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spän",
        "end": "nn"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "förspänna"
    },
    {
      "word": "spann"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänn"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänna av"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänna för"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänna in"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänna upp"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänna ut"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännande"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännare"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännband"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännbar"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännbetong"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännbuckla"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännbälte"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänne"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännfjäder"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänning"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännkraft"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännpapp"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännram"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännskruv"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänntag"
    },
    {
      "word": "spänntamp"
    },
    {
      "word": "spännvidd"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He flexed his big muscles",
          "text": "Han spände sina stora muskler",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to cock one's ears",
          "text": "spänna öronen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to tighten, to tense (make tense or taut, of muscles, a rope, a spring, or the like)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tighten",
          "tighten"
        ],
        [
          "tense",
          "tense"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It is nobler to hear a string, that snapped, than never to pull a bow",
          "text": "Det är skönare lyss till en sträng, som brast, än att aldrig spänna en båge",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pull (the string of) a bow or crossbow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pull",
          "pull"
        ],
        [
          "string",
          "string"
        ],
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ],
        [
          "crossbow",
          "crossbow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "hitch a horse, harness the horse",
          "text": "spänna för hästen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fasten (a belt), to clamp (put in a spanner), to strap on (skies etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fasten",
          "fasten"
        ],
        [
          "clamp",
          "clamp"
        ],
        [
          "strap",
          "strap"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The bridge spans across the river",
          "text": "Bron spänner över floden",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The book spans across three centuries",
          "text": "Boken spänner över tre sekel",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to span (to extend across)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Across the Ljungan two new bridges were built",
          "text": "Över Ljungan spändes tvenne nya broar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to build a bridge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ],
        [
          "bridge",
          "bridge"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish dated terms",
        "Swedish dialectal terms",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a pony kicks with its foot",
          "text": "en fåle spänner med foten",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to kick, to jump"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kick",
          "kick"
        ],
        [
          "jump",
          "jump"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, dialect) to kick, to jump"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples",
        "Swedish vulgarities"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I banged a real hottie yesterday",
          "text": "Jag spände på en riktig pudding igår",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bang (have sex with)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "bang",
          "bang"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar, usually of males, with på) to bang (have sex with)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of males",
        "with på"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "usually",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to spend (time or money)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spend",
          "spend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to spend (time or money)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/spɛnːa/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Sv-sp%C3%A4nna.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spänna"
}

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