spin
/spɪn/feminine
The English word "spider" is spin in Dutch.
spin is the noun used to refer to the eight-legged arthropod.
Meaning: arthropod (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of spin is spinnen, which means "spiders".
How do you pronounce it?
/spɪn/
Did you know?
- In Dutch, the verb spinnen is also used to describe the vibrating sound a cat makes when it is happy.
- Dutch uses the word spin in the expression een spin in het web, which describes a person who secretly controls a complex situation.
- If you are talking about the act of spinning thread, you use the verb spinnen, which is the exact same spelling as the plural noun for spiders, spinnen.
Examples in context
- De spin is dood.The spider is dead.This sentence shows how to describe the state of a spin.Tatoeba #1478271 by Citrine, translation #1463099 by Spamster
- Is dat een spin?Is that a spider?This sentence shows how to ask if an object is a spin.Tatoeba #7536287 by MarijnKp, translation #6472067 by Hybrid
- Sami ving een spin.Sami caught a spider.This sentence shows the action of catching a spin.Tatoeba #7536294 by MarijnKp, translation #7137567 by OsoHombre
- Er zit een spin in de badkamer.There is a spider in the bathroom.
- Kijk eens naar dat schattige spinnetje!Look at that cute little spider!
- 37 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daan and Sophie are in the living room.
- DaanKijk Sophie, daar zit een spin!Look Sophie, there is a spider!
- SophieIk hou echt niet van een spin.I really don't like a spider.
- DaanIk zal de spin voorzichtig weghalen.I will carefully remove the spider.
- SophieDank je, Daan!Thank you, Daan!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “spider” translations and entries spin, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
