speni
See also: Speni
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse speni, from Proto-Germanic *spenô. More at English spean.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛːnɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛːnɪ
Noun
speni m (genitive singular spena, nominative plural spenar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | speni | speninn | spenar | spenarnir |
| accusative | spena | spenann | spena | spenana |
| dative | spena | spenanum | spenum | spenunum |
| genitive | spena | spenans | spena | spenanna |
See also
- geirvarta
- vörtubaugur
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *spenô.
Noun
speni m (genitive spena)
- a dug (of an animal)
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | speni | speninn | spenar | spenarnir |
| accusative | spena | spenann | spena | spenana |
| dative | spena | spenanum | spenum | spenunum |
| genitive | spena | spenans | spena | spenanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: speni
- Faroese: spini (“teat; penis”)
- Norwegian Bokmål: spene
- Norwegian Nynorsk: spene
- Swedish: spene, späne
- Danish: spene
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “speni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive