espira

See also: espirá

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from espirar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpi.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpi.ɾa]

Noun

espira f (plural espires)

1. (Balearic) spark

   Synonym: guspira

Further reading

• “espira” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “espira” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

espira

1. inflection of espirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

espira

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of espir

Italian

Verb

espira

1. inflection of espirare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Persia, apersi, arpesi, paresi, presai, ripesa, saperi, saprei, separi, serpai, sperai, spiare, spierà

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpi.ɾɐ/, /esˈpi.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpi.ɾɐ/, /esˈpi.ɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpi.ɾɐ/, /eʃˈpi.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpi.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpi.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin spira.

Noun

espira f (plural espiras)

1. turn (single loop of a coil)

Etymology 2

Verb

espira

1. inflection of espirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾa/ [esˈpi.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -iɾa
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin spīra (probably borrowed), from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra).

Noun

espira f (plural espiras)

1. a single turn of a spiral

Etymology 2

Verb

espira

1. inflection of espirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “espira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28