Spund
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Late Middle High German spunt m or n (meaning both bung-hole and bung), probably (ultimately) from Latin expūnctum (expungere), whence Middle Low German spunt, Middle Dutch spond (→ spondgat), Dutch spon. Originally only with the meaning of bung-hole (German Spundloch, Anstichöffnung).[1] Possibly through an Italian intermediate spunta.
Noun[edit]
Spund m (strong, genitive Spundes or Spunds, plural Spünde)
- bung, plug, tap (stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of wood or rubber used to prevent fluid from passing through the opening of a vessel)
- Synonyms: Verschlußzapfen, Zapfen
- Coordinate term: Korken
- voll bis zum Spunde ― full to the brim (literally, “full to the bung”)
- (woodworking) a slat (elongated protrusion) on the side of a (wooden) plank used to join it with another plank that has a fitting groove to receive the slat; tongue
Declension[edit]
Declension of Spund [masculine, strong]
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Descendants[edit]
- → Czech: špunt
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
Spund m (strong, genitive Spundes or Spunds, plural Spunde)
- (informal, derogatory) an inexperienced, young man
- Synonym: Jungspund
Declension[edit]
Declension of Spund [masculine, strong]
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References[edit]
- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Spund”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- “Spund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spund” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Spund” in Duden online
- “Spund”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Spund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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