aubespin

Occitan

Alternative forms

• albespin (Languedoc)

Etymology

From Old Occitan albespi, from Late Latin alba spīna (with a change in gender), from Latin alba (“white”) + spīna (“thorn”). Cf. French aubépine, Italian albaspina, Franco-Provençal arbèpin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Provençal) [ɔwbesˈpĩᵑ]

Noun

aubespin m (plural aubespins)

1. (Provençal, Vivaro-Alpine) hawthorn, whitethorn, a plant in the genus Crataegus