Gespinst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʃpɪnst/
Hyphenation: Ge‧spinst
Audio (file)

Noun

Gespinst n (genitive Gespinstes or Gespinsts, plural Gespinste)

spun yarn
web, tissue, cocoon

Declension

Declension of Gespinst

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gespinst	die	Gespinste
genitive	eines	des	Gespinstes, Gespinsts	der	Gespinste
dative	einem	dem	Gespinst, Gespinste¹	den	Gespinsten
accusative	ein	das	Gespinst	die	Gespinste

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Hirngespinst

Further reading

Gespinst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Gespinst in Duden online

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