espina
See also: Espina
Asturian
Alternative forms
- espinazu
Etymology
From Latin spīna.
Noun
espina f (plural espines)
- spine
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin spīna.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əsˈpi.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /esˈpi.na/
Noun
espina f (plural espines)
- (botany) thorn, spike
- (anatomy) spine
- Synonyms: espina dorsal, columna vertebral
- fishbone
Derived terms
- espina bífida
- espina cervina
- espina dorsal
- espinal
- espina santa
- espina vera
- espina-xoca
Related terms
- espinós
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, 2023
- “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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Noun
espina f (plural espinas)
- thorn
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin spīna.
Noun
espina f (oblique plural espinas, nominative singular espina, nominative plural espinas)
- thorn
Descendants
- Occitan: espina
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish espina, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpina/ [esˈpi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧na
Noun
espina f (plural espinas)
- thorn
- Synonyms: aguja, púa, pincho
- fishbone
- (anatomy) spine, backbone, spinal column
- Synonyms: espina dorsal, espinazo
Derived terms
- alambre de espinas
- corona de espinas
- dar mala espina
- espina bífida
- espinado
- espina dorsal
- espinal
- espinar
- espinazo
- espinilla
- espino
- espinoso
- espinudo
- gato de espinas
- no hay rosa sin espina
Related terms
- espinal
- espinoso
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