"spira" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspiː.ra/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈs̠piːrä] [Classical-Latin], /ˈspi.ra/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈspiːrä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”) from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|σπεῖρα||wreath, coil, twist}} Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”), {{der|la|ine-pro|*sper-||to twist, turn}} Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”) Head templates: {{la-noun|spīra<1>}} spīra f (genitive spīrae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|spīra<1>}} Forms: spīra [canonical, feminine], spīrae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], spīra [nominative, singular], spīrae [nominative, plural], spīrae [genitive, singular], spīrārum [genitive, plural], spīrae [dative, singular], spīrīs [dative, plural], spīram [accusative, singular], spīrās [accusative, plural], spīrā [ablative, singular], spīrīs [ablative, plural], spīra [singular, vocative], spīrae [plural, vocative]
  1. A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound. Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-spira-la-noun-MVQlwQNV Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 19 12 12 12 12 12 22
  2. A coil, twist. Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-spira-la-noun-BdRDq2BM Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 19 12 12 12 12 12 22
  3. The base of a column. Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-spira-la-noun-4pWmb8WP Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 19 12 12 12 12 12 22
  4. A kind of cake; a twist. Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-spira-la-noun--Uc6FZ-M Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 19 12 12 12 12 12 22
  5. A coil of rope. Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-spira-la-noun-HLD3--oo Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 19 12 12 12 12 12 22
  6. A braid of hair. Tags: declension-1 Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-spira-la-noun-tS1I0P9S Disambiguation of Hair: 8 5 5 5 5 48 25 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 19 12 12 12 12 12 22
  7. A pretzel Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-spira-la-noun--YGhhUOI Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 8 8 8 8 8 38 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 19 12 12 12 12 12 22
     
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        "The base of a column."
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        "A kind of cake; a twist."
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        "A coil of rope."
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        "A braid of hair."
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