espatlla

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha. Compare Occitan espatla, French épaule, Spanish espalda (“back”).

Doublet of espàtula, a borrowing.

Alternative forms

espatla (dialectal)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈpaʎ.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpal.lə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈpal.la]
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Noun

espatlla f (plural espatlles)

(anatomy) shoulder
Synonym: muscle

Derived terms

espatllar

Further reading

“espatlla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“espatlla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Verb

espatlla

inflection of espatllar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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