spån

See also: Appendix:Variations of "span"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse spónn, from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz.

Noun

spån

  1. shaving, chip
  2. shingle

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Swedish

Noun

spån n

  1. (often in the plural) a thin planed- or ground off piece of wood or (more rarely) iron or the like; a shaving, a chip
    De hällde spån i hamsterns bur
    They put wood shavings into the hamster's cage
  2. (often in the plural) a wood shingle (used to cover a roof or wall)
  3. (chiefly in compounds, often in the plural) something with a shape reminiscent of the above
    mandelspån
    flaked almonds
  4. (slang) an idiot
    Vilket spån
    What an idiot

Declension
Declension of spån 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spån spånet spån spånen
Genitive spåns spånets spåns spånens

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