espasa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan (which also had a variant espaa), from Latin spatha (“sword”) (compare Occitan espasa, Spanish espada, French épée), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpa.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpa.za]

• Audio:

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Noun

espasa f (plural espases)

1. sword
2. epee
3. (card games, in the plural) swords; a suit in the Spanish deck of cards
4. (card games) a card of this suit

Derived terms

• espasa llarga
• peix espasa

Further reading

• “espasa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “espasa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan espaza, espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade, of wood or metal”). Attested from the 12th century.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

espasa f (plural espasas)

1. sword

   Synonym: espada