Noun: espalda
Gender: f
Hyphenation: es‧pal‧da
| Singular f | espalda |
| Plural f | espaldas |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like espalda
enlatadora,
gencianilla,
paletada,
interneurona,
palestra,
quinacridona,
uridina,
bacinilla,
sopaipilla,
histerectomía,
desaveniencia,
baicaleína,
mesanina,
delicatessen,
hipertrigliceridemia,
teleasistencia,
sequía,
serifa,
seroja,
sesera, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish espalda, from metathesis of Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Latin spatula (“broad, flat piece”) (compare Catalan espatlla (“shoulder”), French épaule (“shoulder”), Portuguese espádua (“scapula, shoulder”)), diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”). Doublet of espátula and related to espada. See: Old Spanish Nouns '
espalda', Old Spanish Nouns '
espalda', Latin Nouns '
spatula', Catalan Nouns '
espatlla', French Nouns '
épaule', Portuguese Nouns '
espádua', Latin Nouns '
spatha'.
Verbs referencing "espalda"
Catalan Nouns
espatlla.
Translations