Gespann

German Pronunciation de /ɡəˈʃpan/ de De-Gespann.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de an 2 de Ge spann Etymology 1 From de gmh gespan clasp; frame, welt, from de goh gespan clasp; chain, bracelet, from de gem-pro *ga- + gem-pro *spannaną. Equivalent to de ge- collective prefix spannen to span, yoke. Cognate with dum gespan clasp; pair; troup, whence modern nl gespan, and ang ġespan joining, fastening together; clasp; yoke, whence probably modern en span pair of horses. The original sense present in all of the old languages seems to be “clasp, device for joining”. The sense “people or animals joined together” apparently only since the 16th century in High German, but in Dutch at least since the 14th century. Noun n,(e)s team (of yoked animals) a group of close partners, especially a pair of two horse and cart, horse and carriage; oxcart a caravan of connected vehicles de Swiss a lath framework de Lattengerüst Declension n,(e)s Derived terms de Dreigespann Führungsgespann LKW-Gespann Motorradgespann Ochsengespann Pferdegespann Wohnwagengespann Zweigespann Etymology 2 From de hu ispán, from a de sla language. Noun m,(e)s de Gespan Declension m,(e)s Derived terms de Erbobergespann Erbobergespannschaft Gespannschaft Obergespann Obergespannschaft Vizegespann Vizegespannschaft References de Nobility