Spant

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

18th century, borrowed from Low German Spant, extended form of Middle Low German span, deverbal from spannen. Comparable with High German Gespann (“that which is clamped, fastened; hence, team of horses, oxen”). Compare Dutch spant.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʃpant/
Homophone: spannt

Noun[edit]

Spant n or m (mixed, genitive Spantes or Spants, plural Spanten)

(nautical) rib (element stabilizing the hull)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Spant [neuter // masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Spant	die	Spanten
genitive	eines	des	Spantes, Spants	der	Spanten
dative	einem	dem	Spant, Spante¹	den	Spanten
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Spant	die	Spanten

¹Now rare, see notes.

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