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

Declension of spöng (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spöng spöngin spengur, spangir spengurnar, spangirnar
accusative spöng spöngina spengur, spangir spengurnar, spangirnar
dative spöng spönginni spöngum spöngunum
genitive spangar spangarinnar spanga spanganna

Derived terms

  • hárspöng (“headband, hairband”)
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