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)

ghost (spirit appearing after death)
spirit (soul)

Related terms

espiritual

Leonese

Etymology

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Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritos)

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]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -iɾitu
Syllabification: es‧pí‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritus)

mind
spirit, soul

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

Descendants

→ Basque: espiritu
→ Cebuano: espiritu

Further reading

“espíritu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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