espine

Old French

Etymology

From Latin spīna.

Noun

espine oblique singular, f (oblique plural espines, nominative singular espine, nominative plural espines)

1. spine; backbone
2. spine; spike

Descendants

• Champenois: épingne
• Middle French: espine
  • French: épine
• → Middle English: spyne
  • English: spine

Spanish

Verb

espine

1. inflection of espinar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative