spanne

See also: Spanne and spänne

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

spanne

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of spannen

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German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -anə

Verb

spanne

1. inflection of spannen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpanə/

Verb

spanne

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Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Italian

Noun

spanne f

1. plural of spanna

Anagrams

• spenna

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• spane, span, spayn, spene, spen, spone, sponne

Etymology

From Old English spann, from Proto-West Germanic *spannu, from Proto-Germanic *spānnõ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspan(ə)/

Noun

spanne (plural spannes)

1. A span (unit of measure).
2. A specific measure of volume that corresponds to the quantity that fits in a person's hands while cupped.

Derived terms

• spannen

Descendants

• English: span
• Scots: span

References

• “spanne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.