spinnen

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɪnə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: spin‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɪnən

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch spinnen, from Old Dutch *spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

Verb[edit]

spinnen

  1. to spin: make yarn by twisting and winding fibres together
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of spinnen (strong class 3a)
infinitive spinnen
past singular spon
past participle gesponnen
infinitive spinnen
gerund spinnen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spin spon
2nd person sing. (jij) spint spon
2nd person sing. (u) spint spon
2nd person sing. (gij) spint spont
3rd person singular spint spon
plural spinnen sponnen
subjunctive sing.1 spinne sponne
subjunctive plur.1 spinnen sponnen
imperative sing. spin
imperative plur.1 spint
participles spinnend gesponnen
1) Archaic.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: spin
  • Jersey Dutch: spänne
  • Negerhollands: spin

Verb[edit]

spinnen

  1. to purr
  2. to tell stories, fib, lie
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of spinnen (weak)
infinitive spinnen
past singular spinde
past participle gespind
infinitive spinnen
gerund spinnen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spin spinde
2nd person sing. (jij) spint spinde
2nd person sing. (u) spint spinde
2nd person sing. (gij) spint spinde
3rd person singular spint spinde
plural spinnen spinden
subjunctive sing.1 spinne spinde
subjunctive plur.1 spinnen spinden
imperative sing. spin
imperative plur.1 spint
participles spinnend gespind
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

spinnen

  1. Plural form of spin

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German spinnen, from Old High German spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan.

Compare Low German spinnen, Dutch spinnen, English spin, Danish spinde, Swedish spinna, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (spinnan).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

spinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present spinnt, past tense spann, past participle gesponnen, past subjunctive spänne or spönne, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to spin (a thread, a web, a cocoon, etc.)
    • 1910, Karl May, Mein Leben und Streben[1]:
      Die Mutter meiner Mutter scheuerte für die Leute und spann Watte.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to fabricate (an untrue story)
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to be crazy
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) to act or talk foolishly
  5. (intransitive, colloquial) to freak out
  6. (intransitive, figuratively, of a cat) to purr

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Further reading[edit]

  • spinnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • spinnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • spinnen” in Duden online
  • spinnen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *spinnan.

Verb[edit]

spinnen

  1. to spin, to make yarn by twisting and winding fibres together
  2. to spin (web, silk etc.)

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 3
Infinitive spinnen
3rd sg. past span
3rd pl. past sponnen
Past participle gesponnen
Infinitive spinnen
In genitive spinnens
In dative spinnene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular spinne span
2nd singular spins, spinnes spons, sponnes
3rd singular spint, spinnet span
1st plural spinnen sponnen
2nd plural spint, spinnet spont, sponnet
3rd plural spinnen sponnen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular spinne sponne
2nd singular spins, spinnes sponnes
3rd singular spinne sponne
1st plural spinnen sponnen
2nd plural spint, spinnet sponnet
3rd plural spinnen sponnen
Imperative Present
Singular spin, spinne
Plural spint, spinnet
Present Past
Participle spinnende gesponnen

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English spinnan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

spinnen

  1. To spin or convert fibre into yarn.
    • 1381 June 12, John Ball, Sermon at Blackheath:
      Whan Adam dalf, and Eve span; / Wo was thanne a gentilman?
      When Adam delved and Eve spun; / Who was a nobleman then?
  2. To make fabric or fabric garments out of fibre.
  3. To make a spiderweb or cobweb.
  4. To go in a hurry; to sprint.
  5. To select or decide a individual's fate.
  6. (rare) To flow forth with haste.

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West Frisian[edit]

Noun[edit]

spinnen

  1. plural of spin