sprunga

Icelandic

Etymology

Related to the verb springa (“to crack, split open”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspruŋka/
• Rhymes: -uŋka

Noun

sprunga f (genitive singular sprungu, nominative plural sprungur)

1. crack, split

   Synonyms: rifa, rauf

2. (geology) fissure, chasm, cleft

   Synonyms: gjá, rifa

3. crevasse

Declension

declension of sprunga

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sprunga	sprungan	sprungur	sprungurnar
accusative	sprungu	sprunguna	sprungur	sprungurnar
dative	sprungu	sprungunni	sprungum	sprungunum
genitive	sprungu	sprungunnar	sprungna	sprungnanna

Related terms

• sprengja (“to explode, to burst”)
• springa (“to crack, to split”)