espira

Deverbal from espirar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpi.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈpi.ɾa]

espira f (plural espires)

1. (Balearic) spark

   Synonym: guspira

• “espira” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “espira” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

espira

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

espira

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of espir

espira

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

• Persia, apersi, arpesi, paresi, presai, ripesa, saperi, saprei, separi, serpai, sperai, spiare, spierà

• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ra

From Latin spira.

espira f (plural espiras)

1. turn (single loop of a coil)

espira

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

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾa/ [esˈpi.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -iɾa
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ra

From Latin spīra (probably borrowed), from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra).

espira f (plural espiras)

1. a single turn of a spiral

espira

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

• “espira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014