spana

See also: Spaña, spaņa, and spāņa

Italian

Verb

spana

1. inflection of spanare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspana]

Participle

spana

1. nominative singular feminine of spany

Swahili

Seti ya spana

Etymology

Borrowed from English spanner.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

spana class IX (plural spana class X)

1. spanner (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts)

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse *spana, from Proto-Germanic *spananą (“lure; entice”). Doublet of spänna. Arguably related more distantly to Ancient Greek σπάω (spáō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɑːna/

Verb

spana (present spanar, preterite spanade, supine spanat, imperative spana)

1. spy, scout

Conjugation

Conjugation of spana (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	spana		spanas
supine	spanat		spanats
imperative	spana		—
imper. plural1	spanen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	spanar	spanade	spanas	spanades
ind. plural1	spana	spanade	spanas	spanades
subjunctive2	spane	spanade	spanes	spanades
present participle		spanande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• speja

Derived terms

• span
• spanare
• spaning
• spana in

References

• spana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spana in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spana in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• spana in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English spanner.

Noun

spana

1. spanner; wrench