шпанга

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpâːnɡa/
• Hyphenation: шпан‧га

Noun

шпа̑нга f (Latin spelling špȃnga)

1. (regional) brooch
2. (historical) a penal measure for disobedience in the Austro-Hungarian empire consisting of tying hands and feet together
3. (historical) a medieval torture device

Declension

Declension of шпанга

	singular	plural
nominative	шпа̑нга	шпанге
genitive	шпанге	шпа̑нга̄/шпа̑нгӣ
dative	шпанги	шпангама
accusative	шпангу	шпанге
vocative	шпанго	шпанге
locative	шпанги	шпангама
instrumental	шпангом	шпангама

References

• “шпанга”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025