Span

See also: span, SPAN, spàn, spân, spãn, špan, and Spāņ

German

Etymology

From Middle High German spān, from Old High German spān (“chip of wood, shaving”), from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz (“chip, shaving”). Cognate with Old English spōn (“piece of wood, chip”). More at spoon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃpaːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Span m (genitive Spanes, plural Späne)

  1. chip
  2. shaving
  3. clipping

Declension
Declension of Span
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Span die Späne
genitive eines des Spanes,
Spans		 der Späne
dative einem dem Span,
Spane1		 den Spänen
accusative einen den Span die Späne
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading
  • Span in Duden online
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