espíritu

See also: espiritu

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾitu/, [esˈpi.ɾi.t̪u]
• Hyphenation: es‧pí‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritos)

1. ghost (spirit appearing after death)
2. spirit (soul)

Related terms

• espiritual

Leonese

Etymology

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Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritos)

1. spirit

References

• AEDLL

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spiritus. Compare the older forms espirto, espirtu. Cognate with English spirit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾitu/ [esˈpi.ɾi.t̪u]

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• Rhymes: -iɾitu
• Syllabification: es‧pí‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritus)

1. spirit, soul

   Synonyms: espectro, alma

2. mind

   Synonym: mente

Hyponyms

• espíritu de equipo
• espíritu de sacrificio
• espíritu del escalador
• espíritu libre (“free spirit”)
• espíritu maligno (“evil spirit, ghoul”)

 

Derived terms

• espíritu de contradicción
• espíritu de sal
• espíritu de vino
• levantar el espíritu
• libertad del espíritu
• pobre de espíritu

 

Related terms

• aspirar
• espirar
• Espíritu Santo
• espiritual
• respirar

 

Descendants

• → Basque: espiritu
• → Bikol Central: espiritu
• → Cebuano: espiritu
• → Tagalog: espiritu

Further reading

• “espíritu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10