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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “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)

Verb

espona (imperfect jesponi, past participle espost)

1. to expose, to unmask
2. to exhibit

Conjugation

Conjugation of espona
		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

Related terms

• esponent
• espożimetru
• espożittiv
• espożitur
• espożizzjoni