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”)