espina
See also: Espina
Asturian
    
    Alternative forms
    
Catalan
    
    
Noun
    
espina f (plural espines)
- (botany) thorn, spike
- (anatomy) spine
- Synonyms: espina dorsal, columna vertebral
 
- fishbone
Derived terms
    
- espina bífida
- espina cervina
- espina dorsal
- espina santa
- espina vera
- espina-xoca
- espinal
Related terms
    
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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Old Occitan
    
    
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)
Derived terms
    
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
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