Spind

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German spint, spinde, borrowed from or reinforced by Middle Dutch spinde, spende. Eventually related with German spenden, from Late Latin spendere, from Latin expendere; either through Medieval Latin spenda, the existence of which is doubted however, or a Germanic derivation from the verb.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃpɪnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt
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Noun

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Spind m (strong, genitive Spindes or Spinds, plural Spinde)

  1. a simple cupboard or locker, usually for clothes, as in a barracks or changing room (less often in places where one does not fully undress oneself, as a library, for which usually Schließfach)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Spind” in Duden online
  • Spind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache