espatlla

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha. Compare Occitan espatla, French épaule, Spanish espalda (“back”).

Doublet of espàtula, a borrowing.

Alternative forms

• espatla (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈpaʎ.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpal.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpal.la]

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Noun

espatlla f (plural espatlles)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

   Synonym: muscle

Derived terms

• espatllar

Further reading

• “espatlla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “espatlla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Etymology 2

Verb

espatlla

1. inflection of espatllar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative