spon

See also: Spon, spón, spön, and şpon

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈspon]

Noun

spon f

  1. genitive plural of spona

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spɔn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: spon
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch spont, from Italian spunta, from Latin expunctum.

Noun

spon f (plural sponnen, diminutive sponnetje n)

  1. A bung.
  2. (obsolete) A bunghole.
    Synonym: spongat
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spon

  1. singular past indicative of spinnen

Middle English

Noun

spon

  1. Alternative form of spone

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse spánn, spónn, from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz. Akin to English spoon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spuːn/

Noun

spon m (definite singular sponen, indefinite plural sponar, definite plural sponane)

  1. a chip, shaving
  2. a wooden spoon
    Synonym: kveike

Inflection
Historical inflection of spon
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
1901 ein spon sponen sponar or spøner (spønir) sponarne (sponane) or spønerne (spønine)
1917 ein spon sponen sponar sponane

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.

Derived terms
  • filspon
  • høvelspon
  • jarnspon
  • sponplate
  • spontak
  • spøne
  • takspon

References

Anagrams

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spānu, from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂-.

Noun

spōn m or f

  1. a wooden chip or shaving

Declension

(when masculine)

Declension of spon (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative spōn spōnas
accusative spōn spōnas
genitive spōnes spōna
dative spōne spōnum

(when feminine)

Declension of spon (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative spōn spōna, spōne
accusative spōne spōna, spōne
genitive spōne spōna
dative spōne spōnum

Derived terms
  • sæpspōn

Descendants

References
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