spalla
See also: Spalla
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, from classical Latin spatha. Compare spatola, a borrowed doublet.
Noun
editspalla f (plural spalle, diminutive spallétta)
- (anatomy, cut of meat, portion of a garment) shoulder
- (cooking) chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal
- (in the plural) back
- back, rear
- sidekick, second fiddle
- (theater, comedy) straight man, second banana, sidekick, foil
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editspalla
- inflection of spallare:
Further reading
editLombard
editPronunciation
editNoun
editspalla f
Maltese
editAlternative forms
edit- ispalla (after the article)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Italian spalla or an older variant of Sicilian spadda, both from Latin spatula.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editspalla f (dual spallejn, plural spalel)
Inflection
editInflected forms | |||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
m | f | ||
1st person | spallti | spallitna | |
2nd person | spalltek | spallitkom | |
3rd person | spalltu | spallitha | spallithom |
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- Italian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/alla
- Rhymes:Italian/alla/2 syllables
- Italian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
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- Italian terms inherited from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian doublets
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Anatomy
- it:Cooking
- it:Theater
- it:Comedy
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- Italian verb forms
- it:Meats
- Lombard terms with IPA pronunciation
- Lombard lemmas
- Lombard nouns
- Lombard feminine nouns
- Maltese terms borrowed from Italian
- Maltese terms derived from Italian
- Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian
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- Maltese 2-syllable words
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- mt:Anatomy