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greenspan

/ˈɡɹiːnspæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
greenspan
IPA
/ˈɡɹiːnspæn/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Yiddish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish גריןשפּאַן (grinshpan) Literally, “green branch, green bridle”, referring to Spanish green, copper acetate (“copper(II) acetate”)

Inflected Forms

Greenspans (plural) Greenspun (alternative) Gruenspan (alternative) Grunspan (alternative) Grynspan (alternative) Grynszpan (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce greenspan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹiːnspæn/.
What does greenspan mean?
A surname from Yiddish.
Where does greenspan come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish גריןשפּאַן (grinshpan) Literally, “green branch, green bridle”, referring to Spanish green, copper acetate (“copper(II) acetate”)

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