espasme
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).
Pronunciation
Noun
espasme m (plural espasmes)
- spasm (a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle)
Derived terms
Related terms
- espasmòdic
- espàstic
Further reading
- “espasme”, 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
- “espasme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “espasme” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “espasme” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old French
Alternative forms
- spasme, epasme
Etymology
From Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).
Noun
espasme oblique singular, m (oblique plural espasmes, nominative singular espasmes, nominative plural espasme)
Descendants
Portuguese
Verb
espasme
- inflection of espasmar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative