Span

See also: span, SPAN, spàn, spân, spãn, špan, and Spāņ

German

Etymology

From Middle High German spān, from Old High German spān (“chip of wood, shaving”), from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz (“chip, shaving”). Cognate with Old English spōn (“piece of wood, chip”). More at spoon.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Span m (genitive Spans or Spanes, plural Späne)

Declension

Declension of Span

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Span	die	Späne
genitive	eines	des	Spanes, Spans	der	Späne
dative	einem	dem	Span, Spane¹	den	Spänen
accusative	einen	den	Span	die	Späne

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Span in Duden online

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