espina

See also: Espina

Asturian

Alternative forms

• espinazu

Etymology

From Latin spīna.

Noun

espina f (plural espines)

1. spine

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin spīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpi.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpi.na]

Noun

espina f (plural espines)

1. (botany) thorn, spike
2. (anatomy) spine

   Synonyms: espina dorsal, columna vertebral

3. fishbone

Derived terms

• espina bífida
• espina cervina
• espina dorsal
• espina santa
• espina vera
• espina-xoca
• espinal
• espineta

 

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, 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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Noun

espina f (plural espinas)

1. thorn

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin spīna.

Noun

espina f (oblique plural espinas, nominative singular espina, nominative plural espinas)

1. thorn

Descendants

• Occitan: espina

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpina/ [esˈpi.na]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• 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)

1. thorn

   Synonyms: aguja, púa, pincho

2. fishbone
3. (anatomy) spine, backbone, spinal column

   Synonyms: espina dorsal, espinazo

Derived terms

• alambre de espinas
• corona de espinas
• dar mala espina
• espina bífida
• espina colorada
• espina dorsal
• espina santa
• espinado
• espinal
• espinar
• espinazo
• espinilla
• espino
• espinoso
• espinudo
• gato de espinas
• no hay rosa sin espina
• uva espina

 

Related terms

• espinal
• espinoso

 

Etymology 2

Verb

espina

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

Further reading

• “espina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28