Sägespan

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German

Etymology

Equivalent to Säge or sägen +‎ Span; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sagōspēnuz. Compare Plautdietsch Soagespoon n, Swedish sågspån, Faroese saguspønir m pl (“sawdust”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛːɡəˌʃpaːn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡə-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Sä‧ge‧span

Noun

Sägespan m (strong, genitive Sägespanes or Sägespans, plural Sägespäne)

  1. woodshaving

Declension

Declension of Sägespan
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sägespan die Sägespäne
genitive eines des Sägespanes, Sägespans der Sägespäne
dative einem dem Sägespan, Sägespane1 den Sägespänen
accusative einen den Sägespan die Sägespäne

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Sägespan” in Duden online
  • “Sägespan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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