Noun: spin
Gender: Feminine, Masculine
Hyphenation:
uncountable
| Sg. | spin |
| Pl. | spinnen; spins |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like spin
botsballon,
zijspan,
suikerbaron,
steelpan,
heteluchtballon,
waardebon,
kanon,
bon,
ban,
pin,
luchtballon,
kaaiman,
drugsbaron,
ballon,
scheepskanon,
pakbon,
spin,
Etymology
From Middle Dutch spinne, an agent noun from the verb spinnen (“to spin”), referring to the webs spiders weave. An exact cognate of Old High German spinna (German Spinne); with a different suffix but from the same verb are Old Swedish spinnil (Swedish spindel) and Old English spīþra (English spider). See: German Nouns '
Spinne', Swedish Nouns '
spindel', Old English Nouns '
spīþra', English Nouns '
spider'.
Verbs referencing "spin"
German Nouns
Spinne.
Translations