spanne

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• Hyphenation: span‧ne

From spannen

spanne m or f (plural spannen, diminutive spannetje n)

1. (dated) span (distance between extended thumb and little finger)
2. (dated) span (interval of space or time)

• span

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

spanne

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of spannen

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• Rhymes: -anə

spanne

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpanə/

spanne

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spanne f

1. plural of spanna

• spenna

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

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspan(ə)/

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.

• spannen

• English: span
• Scots: span

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