spīra

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈspiː.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) 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.
7. A pretzel

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	spīra	spīrae
genitive	spīrae	spīrārum
dative	spīrae	spīrīs
accusative	spīram	spīrās
ablative	spīrā	spīrīs
vocative	spīra	spīrae