спона

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъpona, derived from Proto-Slavic *sъpęti, from *sъ (“with”) +‎ *pęti (“to stretch”). Compare Slovene spona. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spôna/
  • Hyphenation: спо‧на

Noun

спо̏на f (Latin spelling spȍna)

  1. (grammar) copular verb
    Synonym: ко̏пула
  2. connection, link, bond

Declension

Declension of спона
singular plural
nominative спона споне
genitive споне спона
dative спони спонама
accusative спону споне
vocative споно споне
locative спони спонама
instrumental споном спонама

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2016–2021) “спона”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 375

Further reading

  • “спона”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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