Grünspan
German, noun/ˈɡʁyːnˌʃpaːn/
Grünspan is a German masculine noun meaning “copper acetate, Cuprum aceticum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grünfarbene Schicht auf/an Kupfer, die durch Witterung/Korrosion entsteht”.
What does Grünspan mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecopper acetate, Cuprum aceticum
- 2
colloquialmasculinenonstandardverdigris
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grünfarbene Schicht auf/an Kupfer, die durch Witterung/Korrosion entsteht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Grünspan
- Grünspans genitive
- Grünspanes genitive singular
- Grünspane dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grünspan?
- /ˈɡʁyːnˌʃpaːn/
- [ˈɡʁyːnˌʃpaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Grünspan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Grünspan in German?
Grünspan appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).