Definition Word History Entries Near Cite this Entry Share Show less Save Word inspanverbin·span in-ˈspan ˈin-ˌspan inspanned; inspanning; inspans chiefly South Africa : yoke, harness Word History Etymology Afrikaans, from Dutch inspannen First Known Use circa 1827, in the ...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook inspan Thesaurus inspan (ɪnˈspæn) vb(tr) ,-spans,-spanningor-spanned 1.to harness (animals) to (a vehicle); yoke 2.to press (people) into service [C19: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutchinspannen,fromspannento stretch, yoke; see span1] ...
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,South Africa. ,in·spanned,in·span·ning. to yoke or harness. Discover More Word History and Origins Origin ofinspan1 FromAfrikaans,dating back to1825–35;in-1,span2 Discover More Example Sentences And he ordered a trooper to gallop back to the camp with instructions to saddle up and ...
Afrikaans, short for piccaninny, from English The Ultimate Dictionary Awaits Expand your vocabulary and dive deeper into language with Merriam-Webster Unabridged. Expanded definitions Detailed etymologies Advanced search tools All ad-free Discover what makes Merriam-Webster Unabridged the essential choice...
Translator Chinese -Afrikaans skeur 14 millions of speakers sv Translator Chinese -Swedish Riv 10 millions of speakers no Translator Chinese -Norwegian Riv 5 millions of speakers 8 CHINESE BOOKS RELATING TO«泪» Discover the use of泪in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to泪...
1.(Languages) the language of the Netherlands, belonging to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family and quite closely related to German and English. See alsoFlemish,Afrikaans 2.(Peoples)the Dutch(functioning as plural) the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of the Netherlands ...
Comparable defining strategies in non-Afrikaans dictionaries are briefly highlighted, followed by proposals for the alternative treatment of (female members of) morphologically marked gender opposition pairs.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;amp;lt;bamp;gt;Keywords:amp;lt;/bamp;gt; contrastive definition; cross reference...
What is the 1st word in the dictionary? Why “aardvark”? South African Dutch, which became Afrikaans, is the language from which English borrowed aardvark, originally written as aardvarken. The aard- part is the Dutch word aarde, which means “earth” and comes from the same Germanic stock...
Apartheid is translated to mean apartness or separateness. The word is an Afrikaans word. Afrikaans is the language that the first Dutch settlers spoke. Name at least three laws of apartheid. There were over one hundred apartheid laws passed. Among the first was the Population Registration Act ...