spân
See also: Appendix:Variations of "span"
Romanian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σπανός (spanós), possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *spanus. Compare Aromanian spãn. Compare also Calabrian and Sicilian spanu, which may have been come directly from Greek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɨn/
Adjective
spân m or n (feminine singular spână, masculine plural spâni, feminine and neuter plural spâne)
- hairless, glabrous
- unable to grow facial hair
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | spân | spână | spâni | spâne | |||
| definite | spânul | spâna | spânii | spânele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | spân | spâne | spâni | spâne | |||
| definite | spânului | spânei | spânilor | spânelor | ||||