spenna

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Faroese

Verb

spenna (third person singular past indicative spenti, third person plural past indicative spent, 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

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

Etymology

From Old Norse spenna. Cognate with Faroese spenna, Norwegian Nynorsk spenna, Swedish spänna, Danish spænde.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

Noun

spenna f (genitive singular spennu, nominative plural spennur)

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

Declension


Italian

Verb

spenna

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

Anagrams


Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn