spenna

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spenna (third person singular past indicative spenti, supine spent)

  1. to span, to draw
  2. to clamp
  3. to push with the feet
  4. to run
  5. (hvalba) to kick (a ball)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of spenna (group v-9)
infinitive spenna
supine spent
participle (a5)1 spennandi spentur
present past
first singular spenni spenti
second singular spennir spenti
third singular spennir spenti
plural spenna spentu
imperative
singular spenn!
plural spennið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną. Cognate with Faroese spenna, Norwegian Nynorsk spenna, Swedish spänna, Danish spænde.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spenna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spennti, supine spennt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to tighten, to tauten
    Synonyms: strekkja, strengja
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to buckle, to clasp

Conjugation

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Noun

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spenna f (genitive singular spennu, nominative plural spennur)

  1. stress, tension
  2. voltage
    Synonym: straumstyrkur
  3. buckle, clasp
    Synonym: sylgja

Declension

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    Declension of spenna
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spenna spennan spennur spennurnar
accusative spennu spennuna spennur spennurnar
dative spennu spennunni spennum spennunum
genitive spennu spennunnar spenna spennanna

Italian

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Verb

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spenna

  1. inflection of spennare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn