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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Span (plural Spans)
- A surname.
Further reading
Anagrams
- NSPA, Snap, ANPs, NPAS, SNAP, PANs, naps, PNAs, pans, snap, APNS, PNAS, Pans, NPAs
German
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
Span m (strong, genitive Spanes or Spans, plural Späne)
- chip; shaving; clipping (small, usually flat, cut-off piece)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Span” in Duden online
- “Span” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache