espasa
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Catalan (which also had a variant espaa), from Latin spatha (“sword”) (compare Occitan espasa, Spanish espada, French épée), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
espasa f (plural espases)
- sword
- epee
- (card games, in the plural) swords; a suit in the Spanish deck of cards
- (card games) a card of this suit
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “espasa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “espasa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Occitan espaza, espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade, of wood or metal”). Attested from the 12th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Noun[edit]
espasa f (plural espasas)
References[edit]
- ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 241.
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