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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
espora f (plural espores)
- spore
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
Attested in local Latin documents at least since the 11th century. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“to kick”). Cognate of Portuguese espora, Spanish espuela, English spur, German Sporn, Old Norse spori.
Pronunciation
Noun
espora f (plural esporas)
- spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
- spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
- prod
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References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “espora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Via Old Galician-Portuguese espora from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”); compare Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori.
Not to be confused with esporo (“spore”).
Pronunciation
Noun
espora f (plural esporas)
- spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
- Synonym: acicate
- spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
- (figuratively) stimulus, incentive
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Etymology 2
Verb
espora
- inflection of esporar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”) or maybe from Frankish *sporo (“spur”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpoɾa/
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: es‧po‧ra
Noun
espora f (plural esporas)
- (botany) spore
Further reading