[ˈspiː.ra], [ˈspiː.ra]
OriginFrom Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”) from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”).
- declension-1A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound.
- declension-1A coil, twist.
- declension-1The base of a column.
- declension-1A kind of cake; a twist.
- declension-1A coil of rope.
- declension-1A braid of hair.
- declension-1A pretzel
Formsspīra(canonical, feminine) · spīrae(genitive) · spīra(nominative, singular) · spīrae(nominative, plural) · spīrae(genitive, singular) · spīrārum(genitive, plural) · spīrae(dative, singular) · spīrīs(dative, plural) · spīram(accusative, singular) · spīrās(accusative, plural) · spīrā(ablative, singular) · spīrīs(ablative, plural) · spīra(singular, vocative) · spīrae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary