espata

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”). Doublet of espada, [Term?], and sword

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpata/ [es̺ˈpa.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: es‧pa‧ta

Noun

espata f (plural espatas)

1. spathe

Further reading

• “espata”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”). Doublet of espada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpata/ [esˈpa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: es‧pa‧ta

Noun

espata f (plural espatas)

1. spathe

Further reading

• “espata”, 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