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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spane

/speɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spane
IPA
/speɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wean; to spean.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English spanen, probably from Middle Dutch spanen, spenen or Middle Low German spānen, spēnen, spōnen (“to wean”), ultimately from the merger of Proto-West Germanic *spanōn and *spannjan, from Proto-Germanic *spanōną and *spanjaną (“to wean”), from Proto-Germanic *spanō, *spenô (“teat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn (“breast; teat”). Cognate with Dutch spenen (“to wean”), German spänen (“to wean”), Old French espanir (“to wean”) (from Germanic).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: spanen, spānen, *spanōn, *spanōną, *spanō, *pstḗn

Usage

Inflected Forms

spanes (present, singular) spaning (participle, present) spaned (participle, past) spaned (past) spean (alternative) spain (alternative)

Homonyms

spain

Questions

How do you pronounce spane?
The recorded pronunciation is /speɪn/.
What does spane mean?
To wean; to spean.
Where does spane come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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