spyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French espine and its ancestor Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic *speinā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspiːn(ə)/, /ˈspiːna/

Noun

spyne (plural spynis)

  1. A spine (prickle or needle of an animal)
  2. (rare) A spine (set of bones)

Descendants

  • English: spine

References

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