Spind

See also: spind

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German spint, spinde, borrowed from or reinforced by Middle Dutch spinde, spende. Eventually related with German spenden, from Late Latin spendere, from Latin expendere; either through Medieval Latin spenda, the existence of which is doubted however, or a Germanic derivation from the verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɪnt

• Audio:

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Noun

Spind m (strong, genitive Spindes or Spinds, plural Spinde)

1. a simple cupboard or locker, usually for clothes, as in a barracks or changing room (less often in places where one does not fully undress oneself, as a library, for which usually Schließfach)

Declension

Declension of Spind [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spind	die	Spinde
genitive	eines	des	Spindes, Spinds	der	Spinde
dative	einem	dem	Spind, Spinde1	den	Spinden
accusative	einen	den	Spind	die	Spinde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Spind” in Duden online
• “Spind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache