espona

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sponda (“bedstead”). Compare Italian sponda (“river, shore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpo.na]

Noun

espona f (plural espones)

1. bedside
2. ruelle (the space between the side of the bed and the wall)

Derived terms

• esponera

Further reading

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

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian esporre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈpɔː.na/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔːna

Verb

espona (imperfect jesponi, past participle espost)

1. to expose, to unmask
2. to exhibit

Conjugation

Conjugation of espona (i-type unadapted loan)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	esponejt	esponejt	espona	esponejna	esponejtu	esponew
	f			esponiet
imperfect	m	nesponi	tesponi	jesponi	nesponu	tesponu	jesponu
	f			tesponi
imperative			esponi			esponu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	esponejtx	esponejtx	espona	esponejniex	esponejtux	esponewx
	f			esponietx
imperfect	m	nesponix	tesponix	jesponix	nesponux	tesponux	jesponux
	f			tesponix
imperative			tesponix			tesponux

Related terms

• esponent
• espożimetru
• espożittiv
• espożitur
• espożizzjoni