espora
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
espora f (plural espores)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “espora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “espora”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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.
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Attested in local Latin documents at least since the 11th century. Ultimately 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 edit
Noun edit
espora f (plural esporas)
- spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
- spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
- prod
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- espora de cabaleiro (“knight's spur”)
- esporoar
- esporoada
References edit
- “espora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “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.
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Via Old Galician-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 edit
- Hyphenation: es‧po‧ra
Noun edit
espora f (plural esporas)
- spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
- Synonym: acicate
- spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
- (figuratively) stimulus, incentive
Further reading edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
espora
- inflection of esporar:
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”) or maybe from Frankish *sporo (“spur”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
espora f (plural esporas)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “espora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014