spina

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈspiːna/

Noun

spina f (genitive singular spinu, uncountable)

1. sperm

Declension

f1s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spina	spinan
Accusative	spinu	spinuna
Dative	spinu	spinuni
Genitive	spinu	spinunnar

Synonyms

• sáð
• spin

Anagrams

• nispa
• pinsa
• pisan

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin spina

Noun

spina f (plural spine)

1. thorn
2. spine, prickle
3. plug (electrical)
4. bone (of fish)
5. bunghole

Derived terms

• birra alla spina - draught beer
• spina dorsale
• spinale
• spinoso
• spinney

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spein-, *spiHn-. Cognates include Latvian spina and Russian спина.

Noun

spīna (genitive spīnae); f, first declension

1. thorn, spine, prickle
2. A low wall along the centre of a circus (race course)
3. (in the plural) difficulties

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	spīna	spīnae
genitive	spīnae	spīnārum
dative	spīnae	spīnīs
accusative	spīnam	spīnās
ablative	spīnā	spīnīs
vocative	spīna	spīnae

Derived terms

• spinālis
• spinōsus
• spinus

Descendants

Albanian: shpinë Catalan: espina Dalmatian: spaina English: spine French: épine Friulian: spine

Italian: spina Occitan: espina Portuguese: espinha Romansch: spina, spegna Sardinian: ispina, spina Spanish: espina

References

• Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008, page 580