spalla
See also: Spalla
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, from classical Latin spatha. Compare spatola, a borrowed doublet.
Noun edit
spalla f (plural spalle, diminutive spallétta)
- (anatomy, cut of meat, portion of a garment) shoulder
- (cooking) chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal
- (in the plural) back
- back, rear
- sidekick, second fiddle
- (theater, comedy) straight man, second banana, sidekick, foil
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
spalla
- inflection of spallare:
Further reading edit
Lombard edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spalla f
Maltese edit
Alternative forms edit
- ispalla (after the article)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian spalla or an older variant of Sicilian spadda, both from Latin spatula.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spalla f (dual spallejn, plural spalel)
Inflection edit
Inflected forms | |||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
m | f | ||
1st person | spallti | spallitna | |
2nd person | spalltek | spallitkom | |
3rd person | spalltu | spallitha | spallithom |