spene

Middle English

Noun

spene

1. Alternative form of spanne

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

See also

• ko (“cow”)
• juver (“udder”)

References

• spene in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spene in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spene in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• 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