espina

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === espinazu === Etymology === From Latin spīna. === Noun === espina f (plural espines) spine == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin spīna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpi.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈpi.na] === Noun === espina f (plural espines) (botany) thorn, spike (anatomy) spine Synonyms: espina dorsal, columna vertebral fishbone ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “espina”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “espina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “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 === === Noun === espina f (plural espinas) thorn == Old Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin spīna. === Noun === espina f (oblique plural espinas, nominative singular espina, nominative plural espinas) thorn ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: espina == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈpina/ [esˈpi.na] 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) thorn Synonyms: aguja, púa, pincho fishbone (anatomy) spine, backbone, spinal column Synonyms: espina dorsal, espinazo ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== espina inflection of espinar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “espina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025