spirala

See also: spirála and špirála

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: spiralas, spiralât

Verb

spirala

1. third-person singular past historic of spiraler

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spiˈra.la/
• Rhymes: -ala
• Hyphenation: spi‧rà‧la

Verb

spirala

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

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French spirale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spiˈra.la/

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: spi‧ra‧la

Noun

spirala f (diminutive spiralka)

1. (geometry) spiral (curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point)
2. spiral (helix)
3. spiral (self-sustaining process)
4. (aviation) spiral (maneuver in aerobatics)
5. intrauterine device

   Synonym: wkładka

Declension

Declension of spirala

	singular	plural
nominative	spirala	spirale
genitive	spirali	spiral
dative	spirali	spiralom
accusative	spiralę	spirale
instrumental	spiralą	spiralami
locative	spirali	spiralach
vocative	spiralo	spirale

Derived terms

adjective

• spiralny

Related terms

adverb

• spiralnie

noun

• spiralność

Further reading

• spirala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• spirala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spirǎːla/
• Hyphenation: spi‧ra‧la

Noun

spirála f (Cyrillic spelling спира́ла)

1. spiral

Declension

Declension of spirala

	singular	plural
nominative	spirala	spirale
genitive	spirale	spirala
dative	spirali	spiralama
accusative	spiralu	spirale
vocative	spiralo	spirale
locative	spirali	spiralama
instrumental	spiralom	spiralama

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

spirala (Cyrillic spelling спирала)

1. inflection of spirati:
   1. feminine singular active past participle
   2. neuter plural active past participle