*spēnuz
Runic: ᛊᛈᛖᚾᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈspɛː.nuz/noun · masculine · u-stem
Meanings
- piece of wood
- chip, shaving
- spoon
Etymology
Uncertain. Traditionally compared with Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn) (sphḗn, ‘wedge’) and Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphyá) (sphyá, ‘flat piece of wood used as a ritual sword’), for a tentative Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- (‘to cut off; chip, shaving, log, length of wood’). However, this connection is phonologically impossible, and all of the supposed cognates are themselves of disputed origin.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | spēnuz | spēniwiz |
| Acc. | spēnų | spēnunz |
| Gen. | spēnauz | spēniwǫ̂ |
| Dat. | spēniwi | spēnumaz |
| Inst. | spēnū | spēnumiz |
| Voc. | spēnu | spēniwiz |
Descendants
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*spānu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*spān (Old Dutch)
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spâen, spon (Middle Dutch)
- spoon (Limburgish)
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spâen, spon (Middle Dutch)
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*spān (Old Dutch)
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*spānu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*spān (Old Dutch)
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spâen, spon (Middle Dutch)
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spaan (Dutch)
- spaan (West Frisian)
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spaan (Dutch)
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spâen, spon (Middle Dutch)
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*spān (Old Dutch)
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*spānu (Proto-West Germanic)
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spōn (Old English)
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spone, spon, sponne, spoon, spoun, spoune, spun, spune (Middle English)
- spoon (English)
- spuin, speun (Geordie)
- spuin, spin, spon, spone, spun, spune (Scots)
- spone (Yola)
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spone, spon, sponne, spoon, spoun, spoune, spun, spune (Middle English)
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spōn (Old English)
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*spānu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*spōn (Old Frisian)
- ? (North Frisian)
- Spoune (Saterland Frisian)
- spoen, spoan (West Frisian)
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*spōn (Old Frisian)
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*spānu (Proto-West Germanic)
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spān, spanna (Old High German)
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spān (Middle High German)
- Spään (Alemannic German)
- Span (German)
- Spoun (Luxembourgish)
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spān (Middle High German)
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spān, spanna (Old High German)
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*spānu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*spān, *spōn (Old Saxon)
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spân, spôn (Middle Low German)
- spoon (Low German)
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spân, spôn (Middle Low German)
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*spān, *spōn (Old Saxon)
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spánn (Old Norse)
- spån (Danish)
- spónur (Faroese)
- span, spån (Gutnish)
- spánn, spónn (Icelandic)
- spon (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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spánn (Old Norse)
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spān (Old Swedish)
- spån (Swedish)
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spān (Old Swedish)
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spónn (Old Norse)
- spån (Danish)
- spónur (Faroese)
- span, spån (Gutnish)
- spánn, spónn (Icelandic)
- spon (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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spónn (Old Norse)
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spān (Old Swedish)
- spån (Swedish)
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spān (Old Swedish)
- *pëëna (Proto-Finnic)