spira
See also: Spira, spíra, and Spirą
Esperanto
Adjective
spira (accusative singular spiran, plural spiraj, accusative plural spirajn)
- respiratory
Italian
Noun
spira f (plural spire)
- coil
- curl (of smoke etc.)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
spira
- inflection of spirare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- Parìs, Sapri, aspri, asprì, parsi, raspi, spari, sparì
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”) from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspiː.ra/, [ˈs̠piːrä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspi.ra/, [ˈspiːrä]
Noun
spīra f (genitive spīrae); first declension
- A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound.
- A coil, twist.
- The base of a column.
- A kind of cake; a twist.
- A coil of rope.
- A braid of hair.
- A pretzel
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spīra | spīrae |
| Genitive | spīrae | spīrārum |
| Dative | spīrae | spīrīs |
| Accusative | spīram | spīrās |
| Ablative | spīrā | spīrīs |
| Vocative | spīra | spīrae |
References
- “spira”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “spira”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- spira in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- spira in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “spira”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “spira”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- (of spire) spiren
- (of spir) spirene
Noun
spira m or f
- definite feminine singular of spire
spira n
- definite plural of spir (Noun 2)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
spira n
- definite plural of spir (Noun 2)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse spíra.
Noun
spira c
- a sceptre (a symbol of power)
- a spire (on a tower)
- a spar, a pole
- (slang) a (woman's) leg
Declension
| Declension of spira | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | spira | spiran | spiror | spirorna |
| Genitive | spiras | spirans | spirors | spirornas |
Verb
spira (present spirar, preterite spirade, supine spirat, imperative spira)
- to sprout, to grow, to bud
Conjugation
Conjugation of spira (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | spira | — | ||
| Supine | spirat | — | ||
| Imperative | spira | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | spiren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | spirar | spirade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | spira | spirade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | spire | spirade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | spirande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Anagrams
- Paris, prisa, ripas, sirap
Venetian
Noun
spira f (plural spire)
- itch