Masculine
Span
Meaning
chip; shaving; clipping (small, usually flat, cut-off piece)
Synonyms
Translations
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
spoon
Basel-Landschaft
spränsel
Basel-Landschaft
spränzel
Basel-Landschaft
sprysse
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃpaːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German spān, from Old High German spān (“chip of wood, shaving”), from Proto-West Germanic *spānu (“chip, shaving”). Cognate with Old English spōn (“piece of wood, chip”). More at spoon.
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