espora

Catalan

Etymology

From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpo.ɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpo.ɾa/

Noun

espora f (plural espores)

1. spore

Related terms

• esporàdic

Further reading

• “espora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “espora” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “espora” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “espora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Alternative forms

• espola

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“to kick”). Cognate of Portuguese espora, Spanish espuela, English spur, German Sporn, Old Norse spori.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpɔɾa̝/

Noun

espora f (plural esporas)

1. spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
2. spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
3. prod

Synonyms

• esporón

Derived terms

• espora de cabaleiro (“knight's spur”)

References

• “espora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “espora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “espora” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “espora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Via Old Portuguese espora from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”); compare Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori.

Not to be confused with esporo (“spore”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɔɾɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(ɨ)ʃˈpɔɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧po‧ra

Noun

espora f (plural esporas)

1. spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)

   Synonym: acicate

2. spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
3. (figuratively) stimulus, incentive

Further reading

• “espora” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”) or maybe from Frankish *sporo (“spur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpoɾa/
• Hyphenation: es‧po‧ra

Noun

espora f (plural esporas)

1. (botany) spore

Related terms

• esporádico
• esporangio

Further reading

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