épine

Inherited from Middle French espine, from Old French espine, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”).

• IPA^(key): /e.pin/

• Audio:

  (file)

épine f (plural épines)

1. thorn; spine; prickle
2. an aperitif made from blackthorn berries

épine

1. inflection of épiner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “épine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• peine, peiné