spana
See also: Spaña, spaņa, and spāņa
Italian
Verb
spana
- inflection of spanare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈspana]
Participle
spana
- nominative singular feminine of spany
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English spanner.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
spana (n class, plural spana)
- spanner (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts)
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *spananą (“lure; entice”). Doublet of spänna. Arguably related more distantly to Ancient Greek σπάω (spáō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɑːna/
Verb
spana (present spanar, preterite spanade, supine spanat, imperative spana)
- spy, scout
Conjugation
Conjugation of spana (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | spana | spanas | ||
Supine | spanat | spanats | ||
Imperative | spana | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | spanen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | spanar | spanade | spanas | spanades |
Ind. plural1 | spana | spanade | spanas | spanades |
Subjunctive2 | spane | spanade | spanes | spanades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | spanande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
- speja
Derived terms
- span
- spanare
- spaning
- spana in
References
- spana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- spana in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- spana in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- spana in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English spanner.
Noun
spana
- spanner; wrench