espora
Catalan
Etymology
From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
espora f (plural espores)
Related terms
Further reading
- “espora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “espora”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “espora” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “espora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“to kick”). Cognate of Portuguese espora, Spanish espuela, English spur, German Sporn, Old Norse spori.
Pronunciation
Noun
espora f (plural esporas)
- spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
- spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
- prod
Synonyms
Derived terms
- espora de cabaleiro (“knight's spur”)
References
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- “espora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
Via Old Galician-Portuguese espora from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”); compare Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori.
Not to be confused with esporo (“spore”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: es‧po‧ra
Noun
espora f (plural esporas)
- spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
- Synonym: acicate
- spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
- (figuratively) stimulus, incentive
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”) or maybe from Frankish *sporo (“spur”).
Pronunciation
Noun
espora f (plural esporas)
Related terms
Further reading
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