spira

Adjective

spira (accusative singular spiran, plural spiraj, accusative plural spirajn)

1. respiratory

Verb

spira

1. third-person singular present indicative of spirare
2. second-person singular imperative of spirare

Noun

spira f (plural spire)

1. coil
2. curl (of smoke etc)

Anagrams

• aspri, parsi, raspi, spari, sparì

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπείρα (speíra, “wreath, coil, twist”) from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈspiː.ra/

Noun

spīra f (genitive spīrae); first declension

1. A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound.
2. A coil, twist.
3. The base of a column.
4. A kind of cake; a twist.
5. A coil of rope.
6. A braid of hair.

References

• spira in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• spira in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• spira in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• spira in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• spira in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• spira in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Alternative forms

• (of spire) spiren
• (of spir) spirene

Noun

spira m, f

1. definite feminine singular of spire

spira n

1. definite plural of spir (Noun 2)

Noun

spira n

1. definite plural of spir (Noun 2)

Etymology

From Old Norse spíra.

Noun

spira c

1. a sceptre (a symbol of power)
2. a spire (on a tower)
3. a spar, a pole
4. (slang) a (woman's) leg

Verb

spira (present spirar, preterite spirade, supine spirat, imperative spira)

1. to sprout, to grow, to bud

Noun

spira f (plural spire)

1. itch