aspa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈas.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈas.pa]

Noun

aspa f (plural aspes)

1. sail (blade of a windmill)

Further reading

• “aspa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Finnish

Etymology

< asiakaspalvelu

Noun

aspa

1. (colloquial) customer service (department)

Declension

Inflection of aspa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		aspa	aspat
genitive		aspan	aspojen
partitive		aspaa	aspoja
illative		aspaan	aspoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aspa	aspat
accusative	nom.	aspa	aspat
	gen.	aspan
genitive		aspan	aspojen aspain rare
partitive		aspaa	aspoja
inessive		aspassa	aspoissa
elative		aspasta	aspoista
illative		aspaan	aspoihin
adessive		aspalla	aspoilla
ablative		aspalta	aspoilta
allative		aspalle	aspoille
essive		aspana	aspoina
translative		aspaksi	aspoiksi
abessive		aspatta	aspoitta
instructive		—	aspoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aspa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aspani aspani accusative nom. aspani aspani gen. aspani genitive aspani aspojeni aspaini rare partitive aspaani aspojani inessive aspassani aspoissani elative aspastani aspoistani illative aspaani aspoihini adessive aspallani aspoillani ablative aspaltani aspoiltani allative aspalleni aspoilleni essive aspanani aspoinani translative aspakseni aspoikseni abessive aspattani aspoittani instructive — — comitative — aspoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aspasi aspasi accusative nom. aspasi aspasi gen. aspasi genitive aspasi aspojesi aspaisi rare partitive aspaasi aspojasi inessive aspassasi aspoissasi elative aspastasi aspoistasi illative aspaasi aspoihisi adessive aspallasi aspoillasi ablative aspaltasi aspoiltasi allative aspallesi aspoillesi essive aspanasi aspoinasi translative aspaksesi aspoiksesi abessive aspattasi aspoittasi instructive — — comitative — aspoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aspamme aspamme accusative nom. aspamme aspamme gen. aspamme genitive aspamme aspojemme aspaimme rare partitive aspaamme aspojamme inessive aspassamme aspoissamme elative aspastamme aspoistamme illative aspaamme aspoihimme adessive aspallamme aspoillamme ablative aspaltamme aspoiltamme allative aspallemme aspoillemme essive aspanamme aspoinamme translative aspaksemme aspoiksemme abessive aspattamme aspoittamme instructive — — comitative — aspoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aspanne aspanne accusative nom. aspanne aspanne gen. aspanne genitive aspanne aspojenne aspainne rare partitive aspaanne aspojanne inessive aspassanne aspoissanne elative aspastanne aspoistanne illative aspaanne aspoihinne adessive aspallanne aspoillanne ablative aspaltanne aspoiltanne allative aspallenne aspoillenne essive aspananne aspoinanne translative aspaksenne aspoiksenne abessive aspattanne aspoittanne instructive — — comitative — aspoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aspansa aspansa accusative nom. aspansa aspansa gen. aspansa genitive aspansa aspojensa aspainsa rare partitive aspaansa aspojaan aspojansa inessive aspassaan aspassansa aspoissaan aspoissansa elative aspastaan aspastansa aspoistaan aspoistansa illative aspaansa aspoihinsa adessive aspallaan aspallansa aspoillaan aspoillansa ablative aspaltaan aspaltansa aspoiltaan aspoiltansa allative aspalleen aspallensa aspoilleen aspoillensa essive aspanaan aspanansa aspoinaan aspoinansa translative aspakseen aspaksensa aspoikseen aspoiksensa abessive aspattaan aspattansa aspoittaan aspoittansa instructive — — comitative — aspoineen aspoinensa

Anagrams

• asap, sapa

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite genitive plural of ösp

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Irish

Noun

aspa m (genitive singular aspa, nominative plural aspaí)

1. Alternative form of haspa (“hasp”)

Declension

Declension of aspa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aspa aspaí Vocative a aspa a aspaí Genitive aspa aspaí Dative aspa aspaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aspa na haspaí Genitive an aspa na n-aspaí Dative leis an aspa don aspa leis na haspaí

Noun

aspa f

1. genitive singular of asp (“asp”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aspa	n-aspa	haspa	t-aspa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aspa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• aspen

Noun

aspa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of asp

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Portuguese

Santo André crucificado numa aspa. (Saint Andrew crucified on a crux decussata.)

Aspa marcando um cruzamento de ferrovia. (Saint Andrew’s cross marking a level crossing.)

Etymology

From Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌰 (haspa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʃ.pɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈas.pɐ/, /ˈaʃ.pɐ/
• Hyphenation: as‧pa

Noun

aspa f (plural s)

1. crux decussata (an X-shaped cross, used to crucify people)
2. Saint Andrew’s cross (any X-shaped symbol)
3. (heraldry) saltire (ordinary in the shape of an X)
4. (typography) quotation mark; inverted comma (the character ‘', ’ or '')
5. (typography, in the plural) quotation marks (the characters «» or “”)
6. an animal’s horn
7. sail (blade of a windmill)

Synonyms

• (crux decussata): cruz decussata
• (Saint Andrew’s cross): cruz de Santo André
• (saltire): sautor
• (horn): chifre, corno, guampa

Derived terms

• aspas

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaspa/ [ˈas.pa]
• Hyphenation: as‧pa

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin haspa, from Frankish *haspija, from Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ (“clasp; reel”). More at hasp.

Noun

aspa f (plural aspas)

1. cross, St. Anthony's cross
2. blade in windmills or wind turbines
3. z-shaped figure
4. spool, reel (yarn)
5. wheel
6. vane, sail (of windmill)
7. (mining) intersection of two veins
8. (South America) horn
9. (heraldry) saltire
10. hasp

Usage notes

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.

  el aspa, un aspa

• They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aspa

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of aspar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of aspar.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Zazaki

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aspa

1. (zoology) horse

Related terms

• aspar