Sägespan

German

Etymology

Equivalent to Säge or sägen +‎ Span; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sagōspēnuz. Compare Plautdietsch Soagespoon n, Swedish sågspån, Faroese saguspønir m pl (“sawdust”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛːɡəˌʃpaːn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡə-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sä‧ge‧span

Noun

Sägespan m (strong, genitive Sägespanes or Sägespans, plural Sägespäne)

  1. (in the singular) a thin shaving or chip of wood produced during sawing
  2. (in the plural) woodshaving, sawdust

Declension

Declension of Sägespan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sägespan die Sägespäne
genitive eines des Sägespanes, Sägespans der Sägespäne
dative einem dem Sägespan, Sägespane1 den Sägespänen
accusative einen den Sägespan die Sägespäne

1Now rare, see notes.

See also

Further reading

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