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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish spina, from Latin spīna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [spʲɪˈna]
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Noun

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спина́ (spináf inan (genitive спины́, nominative plural спи́ны, genitive plural спин, relational adjective спинно́й, diminutive спи́нка)

  1. back, the rear of the torso
  2. (by extension) the back of a piece of furniture etc.
  3. (obsolete) spine, backbone
    Synonyms: позвоно́чник (pozvonóčnik), хребе́т (xrebét)

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References

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  • Miklosich, Franz (1886) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der slavischen Sprachen (in German), Vienna: Wilhelm Braumüller, page 318
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “спина́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Krysko, V. B., editor (2006), “спина”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.]‎[1] (in Russian), numbers 27 (спасъ – старицынъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 32

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish spina, from Latin spīna.

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Noun

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спи́на (spýnaf inan (genitive спи́ни, nominative plural спи́ни, genitive plural спин)

  1. back, the rear of the torso

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