Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse spǫng, from Proto-Germanic *spangō (brooch, clasp).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  • 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

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