spalla

See also: Spalla

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspal.la/
• Rhymes: -alla
• Hyphenation: spàl‧la

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, from classical Latin spatha. Compare spatola, a borrowed doublet.

Noun

spalla f (plural spalle, diminutive spallétta)

1. (anatomy, cut of meat, portion of a garment) shoulder
2. (cooking) chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal
3. (in the plural) back
4. back, rear
5. sidekick, second fiddle
6. (theater, comedy) straight man, second banana, sidekick, foil

Derived terms

• alle spalle
• alzata di spalle
• sottospalla
• spallaccio
• spallata
• spalleggiare
• spalletta
• spalliera
• spallina
• spallone
• spallucce

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spalla

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

Further reading

• spalla in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• spalla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Lombard

Pronunciation

• (Milanese, Laghée) IPA^(key): /ˈspala/

Noun

spalla f

1. shoulder

Maltese

Alternative forms

• ispalla (after the article)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spalla or an older variant of Sicilian spadda, both from Latin spatula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspal.la/

Noun

spalla f (dual spallejn, plural spalel)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

   Synonym: (now less common) kitf

Inflection

Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	spallti		spallitna
2nd person	spalltek		spallitkom
3rd person	spalltu	spallitha	spallithom