spân

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Romanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπανός (spanós), possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *spanus. Compare Aromanian spãn. Compare also Calabrian and Sicilian spanu, which may have been come directly from Greek.

Pronunciation

Adjective

spân m or n (feminine singular spână, masculine plural spâni, feminine and neuter plural spâne)

  1. hairless, glabrous
  2. unable to grow facial hair

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite spân spână spâni spâne
definite spânul spâna spânii spânele
genitive-
dative
indefinite spân spâne spâni spâne
definite spânului spânei spânelor spânilor

Synonyms