spin

Meaning

Noun

spider (member of the order Araneae)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of spinnen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of spinnen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of spinnen:

spinnen

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

spider

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spine

arachnid

spin

wasp

arachno

spider

🕷️

Synonyms

spinnekop

🕷️

krab

🦀

liaan

ruggegraat

wervelkolom

kruissleutel

kat

😺

kobbe

Translations

araignée

🕷️

Spinne

🕷️

araña

🕷️

aranha

🕷️

ragno

🕷️

örümcek

🕷️

aranya

🕷️

αράχνη

aranea

🕷️

عنكبوت

🕷️

aranha

Rückgrat

Webspinne

araneus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: spinne

Borrowed from English: spin

In summary

From Middle Dutch spinne, an agent noun from the verb spinnen (“to spin”), referring to the webs spiders weave. An exact cognate of Old High German spinna (German Spinne); with a different suffix but from the same verb are Old Swedish spinnil (Swedish spindel) and Old English spīþra (English spider).