"espalda" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /esˈpalda/, [esˈpal̪.d̪a] Forms: espaldas [plural]
Rhymes: -alda Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sph₂dʰh₁éh₂? Proto-Hellenic *spátʰā Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē)bor. Latin spatha Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin spatula Old Spanish espalda Spanish espalda Inherited from Old Spanish espalda, from metathesis of Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula (“broad, flat piece”) (compare Catalan espatlla (“shoulder”), French épaule (“shoulder”), Portuguese espádua (“scapula, shoulder”)), diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”). Doublet of espátula and related to espada. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:inh|osp:espalda|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sph₂dʰh₁éh₂? Proto-Hellenic *spátʰā Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē)bor. Latin spatha Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin spatula Old Spanish espalda Spanish espalda [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "any broad blade, of wood or metal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*sph₂dʰh₁éh₂", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "draw", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)peh₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "zero-grade", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*spátʰā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "σπάθη", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "spatha", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "spatula", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "espalda", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "espalda", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="espalda">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|espalda|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish espalda, {{inh+|es|osp|espalda}} Inherited from Old Spanish espalda, {{glossary|metathesis}} metathesis, {{inh|es|la-vul|*spatla}} Vulgar Latin *spatla, {{inh|es|la-lat|spatula||broad, flat piece}} Late Latin spatula (“broad, flat piece”), {{cog|ca|espatlla||shoulder}} Catalan espatlla (“shoulder”), {{cog|fr|épaule||shoulder}} French épaule (“shoulder”), {{cog|pt|espádua||scapula, shoulder}} Portuguese espádua (“scapula, shoulder”), {{der|es|la|spatha||straight sword}} Latin spatha (“straight sword”), {{dbt|es|espátula}} Doublet of espátula, {{ety|es|:inh|osp:espalda|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sph₂dʰh₁éh₂? Proto-Hellenic *spátʰā Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē)bor. Latin spatha Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin spatula Old Spanish espalda Spanish espalda Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} espalda f (plural espaldas)
  1. (anatomy) back Tags: feminine Synonyms: espaldar
    Sense id: en-espalda-es-noun-PEgjRvN1 Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 20 23 28 10 19 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (swimming) backstroke Tags: feminine Synonyms: dorso
    Sense id: en-espalda-es-noun-UF1WKdL9 Categories (other): Swimming, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 24 22 28 6 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 20 23 28 10 19 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 35 65 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 24 76 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, swimming
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: espada
Derived forms: a espaldas, a la espalda, a las espaldas, cubrir las espaldas, dar la espalda, de espalda, de espaldas, de espaldas a, desespaldar, entre la espada y la pared, entre pecho y espalda, espalda contra espalda, espalda mojada, espaldar, espaldero, espaldón, guardar las espaldas, por la espalda, respaldar, volver la espalda, volver la espaldas

Inflected forms

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      "word": "a espaldas"
    },
    {
      "word": "a la espalda"
    },
    {
      "word": "a las espaldas"
    },
    {
      "word": "cubrir las espaldas"
    },
    {
      "word": "dar la espalda"
    },
    {
      "word": "de espalda"
    },
    {
      "word": "de espaldas"
    },
    {
      "word": "de espaldas a"
    },
    {
      "word": "desespaldar"
    },
    {
      "word": "entre la espada y la pared"
    },
    {
      "word": "entre pecho y espalda"
    },
    {
      "word": "espalda contra espalda"
    },
    {
      "word": "espalda mojada"
    },
    {
      "word": "espaldar"
    },
    {
      "word": "espaldero"
    },
    {
      "word": "espaldón"
    },
    {
      "word": "guardar las espaldas"
    },
    {
      "word": "por la espalda"
    },
    {
      "word": "respaldar"
    },
    {
      "word": "volver la espalda"
    },
    {
      "word": "volver la espaldas"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*(s)peh₂-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)peh₂-#Proto-Indo-European:_draw"
    ],
    [
      "*dʰeh₁-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰeh₁-#Proto-Indo-European:_do"
    ],
    [
      "*-éh₂",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-éh₂#Proto-Indo-European:_zero-grade"
    ],
    [
      "*spátʰā",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/spátʰā"
    ],
    [
      "σπάθη",
      "σπάθη#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "spatha",
      "spatha#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "*-lós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-lós#Proto-Indo-European:_agent_nouns"
    ],
    [
      "*-elos",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-elos#Proto-Italic:_diminutive"
    ],
    [
      "-ulus",
      "-ulus#Latin:_diminutive"
    ],
    [
      "spatula",
      "spatula#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "espalda",
      "espalda#Old_Spanish"
    ],
    [
      "espalda",
      "espalda#Old_Spanish"
    ],
    [
      "*spatla",
      "Reconstruction:Latin/spatla"
    ],
    [
      "spatula",
      "spatula#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "espatlla",
      "espatlla#Catalan"
    ],
    [
      "épaule",
      "épaule#French"
    ],
    [
      "espádua",
      "espádua#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "spatha",
      "spatha#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "espátula",
      "espátula#Spanish"
    ],
    [
      "espada",
      "espada#Spanish"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "osp:espalda",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
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      "name": "yesno"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "osp",
        "3": "espalda",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Spanish espalda",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "osp",
        "3": "espalda"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Spanish espalda",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "metathesis"
      },
      "expansion": "metathesis",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la-vul",
        "3": "*spatla"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *spatla",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la-lat",
        "3": "spatula",
        "4": "",
        "5": "broad, flat piece"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin spatula (“broad, flat piece”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "espatlla",
        "3": "",
        "4": "shoulder"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan espatlla (“shoulder”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "épaule",
        "3": "",
        "4": "shoulder"
      },
      "expansion": "French épaule (“shoulder”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "espádua",
        "3": "",
        "4": "scapula, shoulder"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese espádua (“scapula, shoulder”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "spatha",
        "4": "",
        "5": "straight sword"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin spatha (“straight sword”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "espátula"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of espátula",
      "name": "dbt"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "osp:espalda",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₂\nProto-Indo-European *sph₂dʰh₁éh₂?\nProto-Hellenic *spátʰā\nAncient Greek σπάθη (spáthē)bor.\nLatin spatha\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Indo-European *-elós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -ulus\nLate Latin spatula\nOld Spanish espalda\nSpanish espalda",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₂\nProto-Indo-European *sph₂dʰh₁éh₂?\nProto-Hellenic *spátʰā\nAncient Greek σπάθη (spáthē)bor.\nLatin spatha\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Indo-European *-elós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -ulus\nLate Latin spatula\nOld Spanish espalda\nSpanish espalda\nInherited from Old Spanish espalda, from metathesis of Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula (“broad, flat piece”) (compare Catalan espatlla (“shoulder”), French épaule (“shoulder”), Portuguese espádua (“scapula, shoulder”)), diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”). Doublet of espátula and related to espada.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "espaldas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "espalda f (plural espaldas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "es‧pal‧da"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "es‧pal‧da"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "espada"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "back"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) back"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "espaldar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Swimming"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "backstroke"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swimming",
          "swimming#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "backstroke",
          "backstroke"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(swimming) backstroke"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dorso"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports",
        "swimming"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/esˈpalda/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpal̪.d̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alda"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espalda"
}

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