espín
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
espín m (plural espins)
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpiŋ/ [es̺ˈpiŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Homophone: Espín
- Hyphenation: es‧pín
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
espín m (plural espíns)
- (particle physics) spin (of a subatomic paricle)
Etymology 2
Noun
espín m (plural espíns)
Etymology 3
Verb
espín
- first-person singular preterite indicative of espir
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpin/ [esˈpĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: es‧pín
Etymology 1
Noun
espín m (plural espines)
Etymology 2
Noun
espín m (plural espines)
- porcupine
- Synonyms: zorro espín, puercoespín
Derived terms
Further reading
- “espín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025