schiena
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Lombardic skina, related to Old Saxon skina, German Schiene and English shin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]schiena f (plural schiene)
- back (the rear of the body)
- Synonyms: dorso, groppone, (colloquial) spina dorsale
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ schiena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)