Noun: Span
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Span |
| Plural | Späne |
Definite
| Singular | der Span |
| Plural | die Späne |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Spanes; Spans |
| Plural | Späne |
Definite
| Singular | des Spanes; Spans |
| Plural | der Späne |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Span; Spane |
| Plural | Spänen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Span; Spane |
| Plural | den Spänen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Span |
| Plural | Späne |
Definite
| Singular | den Span |
| Plural | die Späne |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Span
Zeitplan,
Ersatzfahrplan,
Zwergschwan,
Lehrplan,
Bebauungsplan,
Lageplan,
Trauerschwan,
Span,
Höckerschwan,
Kienspan,
Fahrplan,
Schlachtplan,
Bauplan,
Masterplan,
Kontenplan,
Stundenplan,
Sägespan,
Spielplan,
Stadtplan,
Speiseplan, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
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.
Verbs referencing "Span"
English Nouns
spoon.
Translations