"spina" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspi.na/ Forms: spine [plural], spinétta [diminutive]
Rhymes: -ina Etymology: From Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|spīna}} Latin spīna, {{inh|it|itc-pro|*speinā}} Proto-Italic *speinā, {{der|it|ine-pro|*spey-||sharp point}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f|dim=spinétta}} spina f (plural spine, diminutive spinétta)
  1. thorn Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-spina-it-noun-BJruvsjr
  2. spine, prickle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-spina-it-noun-w0MW~HPf Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 7 43 13 7 31 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 3 74 6 3 13
  3. plug (electrical) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-spina-it-noun-rJwsRQVM
  4. bone (of fish) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-spina-it-noun-1sY5XwUt
  5. bunghole Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-spina-it-noun-nOZYeMkj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: birra alla spina (english: draught/draft beer), spina dorsale, spinale, spinarolo, spinoso, tenere sulle spine Related terms: spino

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "draught/draft beer",
      "word": "birra alla spina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spina dorsale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spinale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spinarolo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spinoso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenere sulle spine"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "spīna"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin spīna",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*speinā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *speinā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*spey-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sharp point"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spine",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinétta",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "dim": "spinétta"
      },
      "expansion": "spina f (plural spine, diminutive spinétta)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "spì‧na"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spino"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "thorn"
      ],
      "id": "en-spina-it-noun-BJruvsjr",
      "links": [
        [
          "thorn",
          "thorn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 74 6 3 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spine, prickle"
      ],
      "id": "en-spina-it-noun-w0MW~HPf",
      "links": [
        [
          "spine",
          "spine"
        ],
        [
          "prickle",
          "prickle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "plug (electrical)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spina-it-noun-rJwsRQVM",
      "links": [
        [
          "plug",
          "plug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bone (of fish)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spina-it-noun-1sY5XwUt",
      "links": [
        [
          "bone",
          "bone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bunghole"
      ],
      "id": "en-spina-it-noun-nOZYeMkj",
      "links": [
        [
          "bunghole",
          "bunghole"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.na/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spina"
}
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    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Italian terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
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    "Rhymes:Italian/ina/2 syllables",
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    "pl:Fasteners",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "draught/draft beer",
      "word": "birra alla spina"
    },
    {
      "word": "spina dorsale"
    },
    {
      "word": "spinale"
    },
    {
      "word": "spinarolo"
    },
    {
      "word": "spinoso"
    },
    {
      "word": "tenere sulle spine"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "spīna"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "itc-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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        "3": "*spey-",
        "4": "",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spine",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinétta",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "dim": "spinétta"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    "spì‧na"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "spino"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thorn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thorn",
          "thorn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spine, prickle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spine",
          "spine"
        ],
        [
          "prickle",
          "prickle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plug (electrical)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plug",
          "plug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bone (of fish)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bone",
          "bone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bunghole"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bunghole",
          "bunghole"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.na/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spina"
}

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