espina
See also: Espina
Asturian
Alternative forms
Catalan
Noun
espina f (plural espines)
- (botany) thorn, spike
- (anatomy) spine
- Synonyms: espina dorsal, columna vertebral
- fishbone
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “espina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “espina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “espina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “espina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Alternative forms
- espino (Mistralian)
Etymology
From Old Occitan espina, from Latin spīna.
Pronunciation
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Old Occitan
Descendants
- Occitan: espina
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpina/ [esˈpi.na]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧na
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish espina, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”).
Noun
espina f (plural espinas)
Derived terms
Verb
espina
- inflection of espinar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “espina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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