espira

Deverbal from espirar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpi.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpi.ɾa]

espira f (plural espires)

1. (Balearic) spark

   Synonym: guspira

• “espira”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “espira” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

espira

1. inflection of espirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

espira

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of espir

espira

1. inflection of espirare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• Persia, apersi, arpesi, paresi, presai, ripesa, saperi, saprei, separi, serpai, sperai, spiare, spierà

• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ra

From Latin spira.

espira f (plural espiras)

1. turn (single loop of a coil)

espira

1. inflection of espirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “espira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “espira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾa/ [esˈpi.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -iɾa
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ra

From Latin spīra (probably borrowed), from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra).

espira f (plural espiras)

1. a single turn of a spiral

espira

1. inflection of espirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “espira”, 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