španga

See also: spaņģa

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

References

• “španga” in Hrvatski jezični portal