španga

See also: spaņģa, spånga, șpangă, Spanga, and Spånga

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spange.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpâːnɡa/
  • Hyphenation: špan‧ga

Noun

špȃnga f (Cyrillic spelling шпа̑нга)

  1. (regional) brooch
  2. (historical) A penal measure for disobedience in the Austro-Hungarian empire consisting of tying hands and feet together.
  3. (historical) A medieval torture device.

Declension

Declension of španga
singular plural
nominative špȃnga špange
genitive špange špȃngā / špȃngī
dative špangi špangama
accusative špangu špange
vocative špango špange
locative špangi špangama
instrumental špangom špangama

Further reading

  • “španga”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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