espinha

== Galician == === Noun === espinha f (plural espinhas, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of espiña === Further reading === “espinha”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin spīna (“thorn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈpi.ɲa/ === Noun === espinha f (plural espinhas) thorn, stinger (figurative) bite ==== Descendants ==== Fala: (Mañegu, Valverdeñu) espiña, (Lagarteiru) ispiña Galician: espiña Portuguese: espinha === Further reading === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “espinha”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “espinha”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “espinha”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “espinna”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espinha, from Latin spīna (“thorn”), from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). Cognate with Galician espiña. The sense of "spine" or "thorn" was lost to espinho. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -iɲɐ Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nha ==== Noun ==== espinha f (plural espinhas) backbone fishbone pimple ===== Synonyms ===== (backbone): coluna, coluna vertebral, costas, espinha dorsal, espinhaço, dorso (acne): acne, erupção ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “espinha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “espinha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “espinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== espinha inflection of espinhar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative ==== Further reading ==== “espinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026