Spind

See also: spind

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃpɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɪnt

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Noun

Spind m (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)

Further reading

• “Spind” in Duden online