spenna

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

spenna (third person singular past indicative spenti, 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
present past
first singular spenni spenti
second singular spennir spenti
third singular spennir spenti
plural spenna spentu
participle (a5)1 spennandi spentur
imperative
singular spenn!
plural spennið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną. Cognate with Faroese spenna, Norwegian Nynorsk spenna, Swedish spänna, Danish spænde.

Verb

spenna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spennti, supine spennt)

  1. to tighten, to tauten
    Synonyms: strekkja, strengja
  2. to buckle, to clasp
Conjugation
spenna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur spenna
supine sagnbót spennt
present participle
spennandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég spenni spennti spenni spennti
þú spennir spenntir spennir spenntir
hann, hún, það spennir spennti spenni spennti
plural við spennum spenntum spennum spenntum
þið spennið spenntuð spennið spenntuð
þeir, þær, þau spenna spenntu spenni spenntu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú spenn (þú), spenntu
plural þið spennið (þið), spenniði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
spennast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur spennast
supine sagnbót spennst
present participle
spennandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég spennist spenntist spennist spenntist
þú spennist spenntist spennist spenntist
hann, hún, það spennist spenntist spennist spenntist
plural við spennumst spenntumst spennumst spenntumst
þið spennist spenntust spennist spenntust
þeir, þær, þau spennast spenntust spennist spenntust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú spennst (þú), spennstu
plural þið spennist (þið), spennisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
spenntur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
spenntur spennt spennt spenntir spenntar spennt
accusative
(þolfall)
spenntan spennta spennt spennta spenntar spennt
dative
(þágufall)
spenntum spenntri spenntu spenntum spenntum spenntum
genitive
(eignarfall)
spennts spenntrar spennts spenntra spenntra spenntra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
spennti spennta spennta spenntu spenntu spenntu
accusative
(þolfall)
spennta spenntu spennta spenntu spenntu spenntu
dative
(þágufall)
spennta spenntu spennta spenntu spenntu spenntu
genitive
(eignarfall)
spennta spenntu spennta spenntu spenntu spenntu

Etymology 2

Noun

spenna f (genitive singular spennu, nominative plural spennur)

  1. stress, tension
  2. voltage
    Synonym: straumstyrkur
  3. buckle, clasp
    Synonym: sylgja
Declension
Declension of spenna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spenna spennan spennur spennurnar
accusative spennu spennuna spennur spennurnar
dative spennu spennunni spennum spennunum
genitive spennu spennunnar spenna spennanna

Italian

Verb

spenna

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

Anagrams

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Alternative forms

Noun

spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn