Noun: Gespann
Gender: Neuter, Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Gespann |
| Plural | Gespanne |
Definite
| Singular | das; der Gespann |
| Plural | die Gespanne |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Gespannes; Gespanns |
| Plural | Gespanne |
Definite
| Singular | des Gespannes; Gespanns |
| Plural | der Gespanne |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Gespann; Gespanne |
| Plural | Gespannen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Gespann; Gespanne |
| Plural | den Gespannen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein; einen Gespann |
| Plural | Gespanne |
Definite
| Singular | das; den Gespann |
| Plural | die Gespanne |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Gespann
Kopiergerät,
Betriebswirt,
Einzelbetrieb,
Acker-Schachtelhalm,
Schmuckstein,
Schmuckstück,
Mundstück,
Antiquariat,
Türgriff,
Walross-Elfenbein,
Baustoff,
Baustein,
Dezernat,
Kohlenwasserstoff,
Gussteil,
Drehort,
Dreieck,
Gitarrenspiel,
Folgejahr,
Schigebiet, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. From Middle High German gespan (“clasp; frame, welt”), from Old High German gespan (“clasp; chain, bracelet”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *spannaną. Equivalent to ge- (collective prefix) + spannen (“to span, yoke”).
2. Cognate with Middle Dutch gespan (“clasp; pair; troup”), whence modern Dutch gespan, and Old English ġespan (“joining, fastening together; clasp; yoke”), whence probably modern English span (“pair of horses”). The original sense present in all of the old languages seems to be “clasp, device for joining”. The sense “people or animals joined together” apparently only since the 16th century in High German, but in Dutch at least since the 14th century. See: Dutch Nouns '
gespan', Old English Nouns '
ġespan', English Nouns '
span'.
Verbs referencing "Gespann"
English Nouns
span.
Translations