spöng

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spǫng, from Proto-Germanic *spangō (“brooch, clasp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spøyŋk/
  • Rhymes: -øyŋk

Noun

spöng f (genitive singular spangar, nominative plural spengur or spangir)

  1. brace, arch
  2. (anatomy) perineum
  3. (in the plural, orthodontics) braces
  4. thin sheet of ice; floe

Declension
  • Plural spengur:
declension of spöng
f-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spöng spöngin spengur spengurnar
accusative spöng spöngina spengur spengurnar
dative spöng spönginni spöngum spöngunum
genitive spangar spangarinnar spanga spanganna
  • Plural spangir:
declension of spöng
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spöng spöngin spangir spangirnar
accusative spöng spöngina spangir spangirnar
dative spöng spönginni spöngum spöngunum
genitive spangar spangarinnar spanga spanganna

Derived terms
  • hárspöng (“headband, hairband”)
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