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esquina

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See also: esquiná

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese esquina (attested in the Galician Cantigas de Santa Maria c. 1264) perhaps from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰 (*skina),[1] from Proto-Germanic *skinō (rim, plate). Cognate with French échine (spine of an animal) and English shin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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esquina f (plural esquinas)

  1. corner
    • 1432, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 89:
      estando y Martín Peres de Trella fasendo hua parede á esquina da parede de hua sua casa
      Being there Martin Perez de Trella, who was building a wall next to the corner of the wall of a house that belongs to him
  2. edge

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “esquina”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: es‧qui‧na

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese esquina, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰 (*skina); see also Old High German scina.

Noun

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esquina f (plural esquinas)

  1. angle (corner where two walls intersect)
    Synonyms: ângulo, canto
  2. corner (of a street)
    A casa faz esquina com a rua RepúblicaThe house is on the corner of rua República.
    Natal está ao virar da esquina.Christmas is around the corner.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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esquina

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈkina/ [esˈki.na]
  • Audio (Argentina):(file)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: es‧qui‧na

Etymology 1

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From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰 (*skina), from Proto-Germanic *skinō (rim, plate), cognate with French échine (spine of an animal) and English shin. Possibly of IE origin.

Noun

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esquina f (plural esquinas)

  1. (exterior) corner
  2. (sports) corner
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Basque: izkina

Etymology 2

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Verb

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esquina

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

See also

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Further reading

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