spene

Italian

Noun

spene f (plural speni)

1. alternative form of speme

Middle English

Noun

spene

1. alternative form of spanne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• spånnå (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse speni.

Noun

spene m (definite singular spenen, indefinite plural spenar, definite plural spenane)

1. a teat (on a female mammal)

Swedish

spenar på gris [teats on a pig]

Etymology

From Old Norse speni.

Noun

spene c

1. a teat (on a female mammal)

Declension

Declension of spene

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	spene	spenes
	definite	spenen	spenens
plural	indefinite	spenar	spenars
	definite	spenarna	spenarnas

Derived terms

• gomspene (“uvula”)

See also

• dia (“suckle”)
• däggdjur (“mammal”)
• ko (“cow”)
• juver (“udder”)

References

• “spene”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “spene”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “spene”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French espine, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɛn/

Noun

spene f

1. thorn; spine