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