espine

Old French

Etymology

From Latin spīna.

Noun

espine oblique singularf (oblique plural espines, nominative singular espine, nominative plural espines)

  1. spine; backbone
  2. spine; spike

Descendants

  • Champenois: épingne
  • Middle French: espine
  • Middle English: spyne

Spanish

Verb

espine

  1. inflection of espinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative