Grünspan

== German == === Etymology === From late Middle High German grüenspān, grüenspāt, a calque of Latin viride hispanicum (literally “Spanish green”) [from 15th c.]. By surface analysis, grün (“green”) +‎ Span (“chip”), though this is a folk etymology. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁyːnˌʃpaːn/ === Noun === Grünspan m (strong, genitive Grünspans, no plural) copper acetate, Cuprum aceticum (colloquial, nonstandard) verdigris ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Grünspan ansetzen grünspanig === Further reading === “Grünspan” in Duden online “Grünspan”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)