échine

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French eschine, from Frankish *skina, from Germanic. Compare German Schienbein (“tibia”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ʃin/ === Noun === échine f (plural échines) spinal column; backbone; spine of an animal ==== Derived terms ==== courber l'échine === Verb === échine inflection of échiner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “échine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === nichée