empan

spand, span (imperial measurement equivalent to nine inches)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑ̃.pɑ̃/

Etymology

Cognate with English: span

In summary

From Old French espan with change of prefix to em-; borrowed from Frankish *spanna, from Proto-Germanic *spānnõ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with English span.

Concepts

span

hand span

measures

Synonyms

mesure de longueur

portée

Translations

palmo

Spanne

karış

palmo

spanna

pam

piędź

palmo

tramo

بست

άνοιγμα

campata

bost

شبر

palm