aspa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aspa.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

aspa f (plural aspes)

1. saltire, St. Andrew's Cross
2. vane (of a windmill, turbine, fan, or helicopter)
3. (mining) intersection of two veins

References

• “aspa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “aspa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Finnish

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of asiakaspalvelu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑspɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠pɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑspɑ
• Syllabification^(key): as‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): as‧pa

Noun

aspa (colloquial)

1. 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

Icelandic

Noun

aspa

1. indefinite genitive plural of ösp

Irish

Noun

aspa m (genitive singular aspa, nominative plural aspaí)

1. alternative form of haspa (“hasp”)

Declension

Declension of aspa (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative aspa aspaí vocative a aspa a aspaí genitive aspa aspaí dative aspa aspaí forms with the definite article 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

Mutated forms of aspa

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aspa	n-aspa	haspa	t-aspa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *haspa. Doublet of aspo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas.pa/
• Rhymes: -aspa
• Hyphenation: à‧spa

Noun

aspa f (plural aspe)

1. synonym of aspo
2. synonym of aspatoio

Further reading

• aspa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• sapa

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• aspen

Noun

aspa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of asp

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *haspa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈaʃ.pɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaʃ.pɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aspɐ, (Portugal) -aʃpɐ
• Hyphenation: as‧pa

Noun

aspa f (plural aspas)

1. crux decussata (an X-shaped cross, used to crucify people)

   Synonym: cruz decussata

2. Saint Andrew's cross (any X-shaped symbol)

   Synonym: cruz de Santo André

3. (heraldry) saltire (ordinary in the shape of an X)

   Synonym: sautor

4. (typography) quotation mark; inverted comma (the character ‘', ’ or '')
5. an animal’s horn

   Synonyms: chifre, corno, guampa

   • 1975, Tião Carreiro, Pardinho, “Travessia do Araguaia”, in Modas de Viola Classe A‎, volume 2, Rio de Janeiro: WEA Discos Ltda.:

     Era um boi de aspa grande / já roído pelos anos / O coitado não sabia / do seu destino tirano

     It was a big horned bull / already gnawed by the years / The poor guy didn't know / of his tyrannical destiny

6. sail (blade of a windmill)

Derived terms

• aspas

Further reading

• “aspa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “aspa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaspa/ [ˈas.pa]
• Rhymes: -aspa
• Syllabification: as‧pa

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *haspa.

Noun

aspa f (plural aspas)

1. cross, St. Anthony's cross
2. blade, vane (of a windmill, turbine, fan, or helicopter)
3. z-shaped figure
4. spool, reel (yarn)
5. wheel
6. (mining) intersection of two veins
7. (South America) horn
8. (heraldry) saltire
   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     Tenía dos vergas en el palo de trinquete, y en el de mesana que era pequeñísimo flotaba un jirón rojo, ennegrecido por el humo, en cuyas aspas podía reconocerse las insignias de la Gran Bretaña.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

9. hasp

Usage notes

• Before feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like aspa, the singular definite article takes the form of el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el aspa. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al aspa, del aspa.

This also applies to the indefinite article, which takes the form of un, which is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una also occurs): un aspa or una aspa. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).

However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) are used: la mejor aspa, una buena aspa.

• In these cases, el and un are not masculine but feminine, deriving from Latin illa and una, respectively, even though they are identical in form to the corresponding masculine singular articles. Thus, they are allomorphs of the feminine singular articles la and una.
• The use of these allomorphs does not change the gender agreement of the adjectives modifying the feminine noun: el aspa única, un(a) aspa buena.
• In the plural, the usual feminine plural articles and determiners (las, unas, etc.) are always used.

Derived terms

• aspar

Descendants

• → Catalan: aspa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aspa

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

Further reading

• “aspa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hácwah

Noun

aspa c

1. (zoology) horse

Related terms

• aspar