Gespan

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German gespan (“companion, comrade”), perhaps related to spannen.

Noun

Gespan m (strong or weak, genitive Gespans or Gespanes or Gespanen, plural Gespane or Gespanen)

  1. (dated) assistant, worker, comrade
Declension
Declension of Gespan
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gespan die Gespane, Gespanen
genitive eines des Gespans, Gespanes, Gespanen der Gespane, Gespanen
dative einem dem Gespan, Gespane1, Gespanen den Gespanen
accusative einen den Gespan, Gespanen die Gespane, Gespanen

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian ispán, from a Slavic language.

Noun

Gespan m (strong, genitive Gespans or Gespanes, plural Gespane)

  1. (history) Hungarian count
Declension
Declension of Gespan
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gespan die Gespane
genitive eines des Gespans, Gespanes der Gespane
dative einem dem Gespan, Gespane1 den Gespanen
accusative einen den Gespan die Gespane

1Now rare, see notes.

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