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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish spina, from Latin spīna.
Pronunciation
Noun
спина́ • (spiná) f inan (genitive спины́, nominative plural спи́ны, genitive plural спин, relational adjective спинно́й, diminutive спи́нка)
- back, the rear of the torso
- (by extension) the back of a piece of furniture etc.
- (obsolete) spine, backbone
- Synonyms: позвоно́чник (pozvonóčnik), хребе́т (xrebét)
Declension
References
- Miklosich, Franz (1886) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der slavischen Sprachen (in German), Vienna: Wilhelm Braumüller, page 318
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “спина́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Krysko, V. B., editor (2006), “спина”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 27 (спасъ – старицынъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 32
Anagrams
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish spina, from Latin spīna.
Pronunciation
Noun
спи́на • (spýna) f inan (genitive спи́ни, nominative plural спи́ни, genitive plural спин)
- back, the rear of the torso
Declension
Declension of спи́на (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
References