espín

See also: espin

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English spin.

Noun

espín m (plural espins)

1. (physics) spin

Galician

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English spin.

Noun

espín m (plural espíns)

1. (physics) spin (of a subatomic paricle)

Etymology 2

Verb

espín

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of espir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpin/ [esˈpĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: es‧pín

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English spin.

Noun

espín m (plural espines)

1. (physics) spin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin espina

Noun

espín m (plural espines)

1. porcupine

   Synonyms: zorro espín, puercoespín

Derived terms

• zorro espín

 

Further reading

• “espín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014