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”)