"espina" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /esˈpina/, [esˈpi.na] Forms: espinas [plural]
Rhymes: -ina Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spey-der. Proto-Italic *speinā Latin spīna Old Spanish espina Spanish espina Inherited from Old Spanish espina, from Latin spīna. Etymology templates: {{etymon|es|:inh|osp:espina<ety:inh<la:spīna>>|text=:la|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spey-der. Proto-Italic *speinā Latin spīna Old Spanish espina Spanish espina [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "sharp", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*spey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*speinā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "spīna", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "espina", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "espina", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="espina"> Inherited from Old Spanish espina, from Latin spīna. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} espina f (plural espinas)
  1. thorn Tags: feminine Synonyms: aguja, púa, pincho
    Sense id: en-espina-es-noun-BJruvsjr Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 44 3 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 59 2 38 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 62 2 36
  2. fishbone Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-espina-es-noun-D2u2rnOU
  3. (anatomy) spine, backbone, spinal column Tags: feminine Synonyms: espina dorsal, espinazo
    Sense id: en-espina-es-noun-zEzeO-wL Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with entries, Pages using etymon with no ID, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 7 1 0 17 17 8 0 14 17 1 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 44 3 54 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 41 3 56 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 41 3 56 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 38 3 59 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: espinado, espinal, espinar, espinazo, espinilla, espino, espinoso, espinudo

Verb

IPA: /esˈpina/, [esˈpi.na]
Rhymes: -ina Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} espina
  1. inflection of espinar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: espinar
    Sense id: en-espina-es-verb-ZOBMha7H Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 6 1 0 21 21 6 0 10 13 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 7 1 0 17 17 8 0 14 17 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 18 1 30 41 9
  2. inflection of espinar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: espinar
    Sense id: en-espina-es-verb-XSN6aUDa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "alambre de espinas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "corona de espinas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dar mala espina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "espina bífida"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "espina colorada"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "espina dorsal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "espina santa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "espinapez"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gato de espinas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "no hay rosa sin espina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "uva espina"
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "espinar"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "espinilla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "espino"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "espinoso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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          "_dis": "59 2 38",
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          "word": "púa"
        },
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          "word": "pincho"
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        ],
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        ],
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      ],
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          "word": "espina dorsal"
        },
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        }
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/esˈpina/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpi.na]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espina"
}

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      "name": "head"
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    "es‧pi‧na"
  ],
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        "es‧pi‧na"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "espinar#Spanish"
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    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpi.na]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
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    "Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
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    {
      "word": "alambre de espinas"
    },
    {
      "word": "corona de espinas"
    },
    {
      "word": "dar mala espina"
    },
    {
      "word": "espina bífida"
    },
    {
      "word": "espina colorada"
    },
    {
      "word": "espina dorsal"
    },
    {
      "word": "espina santa"
    },
    {
      "word": "espinapez"
    },
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      "word": "gato de espinas"
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      "word": "no hay rosa sin espina"
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    },
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      "word": "espinar"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "espino"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpi.na]"
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    {
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    }
  ],
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      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
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}

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