sprunga

Icelandic

Etymology

Related to the verb springa (“to crack, split open”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspruŋka/
• Rhymes: -uŋka

Noun

sprunga f (genitive singular sprungu, nominative plural sprungur)

1. crack, split

   Synonyms: rifa, rauf

2. (geology) fissure, chasm, cleft

   Synonyms: gjá, rifa

3. crevasse

Declension

Declension of sprunga (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sprunga	sprungan	sprungur	sprungurnar
accusative	sprungu	sprunguna	sprungur	sprungurnar
dative	sprungu	sprungunni	sprungum	sprungunum
genitive	sprungu	sprungunnar	sprungna	sprungnanna

Related terms

• sprengja (“to explode, to burst”)
• springa (“to crack, to split”)