"espera" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /esˈpeɾa/, [esˈpe.ɾa] Forms: esperas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɾa Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Old Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *spēsō Latin sperō Old Spanish esperar Spanish esperardeverb. Spanish espera Deverbal from esperar. Compare English desperate. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:deverbal|esperar|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Old Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *spēsō Latin sperō Old Spanish esperar Spanish esperardeverb. Spanish espera [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*spēsō", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "hope", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "hope", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*spéh₁s", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "succeed", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*speh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "hysterokinetic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-s", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*spēs", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "spēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-ola" }, { "id" : "denominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suf", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ājō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suf", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂ti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ō", "lang" : "itc-ola", "pos" : "verbal suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sperō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "esperar", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "esperar", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "espera", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="espera"> Deverbal from esperar. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} espera f (plural esperas)
  1. wait Tags: feminine Derived forms: compás de espera, en espera, sala de espera
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /esˈpeɾa/, [esˈpe.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾa Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} espera
  1. inflection of esperar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: esperar
    Sense id: en-espera-es-verb-EOpQun3j Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 12 2 18 2 18 2 1 2 18 2 1 18 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 1 20 1 20 1 1 1 20 1 0 20 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 3 17 3 17 3 2 3 17 3 1 17 3 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 2 86 12 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 80 18
  2. inflection of esperar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: esperar
    Sense id: en-espera-es-verb-qsl527Zp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *speh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-s\nProto-Indo-European *spéh₁s\nProto-Italic *spēs\nOld Latin spēs\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.\nProto-Italic *-ājō\nProto-Italic *-āō\nOld Latin -ō\nOld Latin *spēsō\nLatin sperō\nOld Spanish esperar\nSpanish esperardeverb.\nSpanish espera\nDeverbal from esperar. Compare English desperate.",
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    {
      "form": "esperas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "es‧pe‧ra"
  ],
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        "es‧pe‧ra"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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              14
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            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "waiting room",
          "text": "sala de espera",
          "translation": "waiting room",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wait"
      ],
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        [
          "wait",
          "wait"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/esˈpeɾa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpe.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espera"
}

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    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of esperar:",
        "third-person singular present indicative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "esperar",
          "esperar#Spanish"
        ]
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        "indicative",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of esperar:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
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        [
          "esperar",
          "esperar#Spanish"
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        "form-of",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/esˈpeɾa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpe.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espera"
}

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