spyne

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

spine, spin, spyn, spina

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old French espine and its ancestor Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic *speinā.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈspiːn(ə)/, /ˈspiːna/

Noun edit

spyne (plural spynis)

A spine (prickle or needle of an animal)
(rare) A spine (set of bones)

Descendants edit

English: spine

References edit

“spīn(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.

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