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Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spiritus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpiɾitu/,
- Hyphenation: es‧pí‧ri‧tu
Noun
espíritu m (plural espíritos)
- ghost (spirit appearing after death)
- spirit (soul)
Leonese
Etymology
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Noun
espíritu m (plural espíritos)
- spirit
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spiritus. Compare the older forms espirto, espirtu. Cognate with English spirit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpiɾitu/
- Rhymes: -iɾitu
- Syllabification: es‧pí‧ri‧tu
Noun
espíritu m (plural espíritus)
- spirit, soul
- Synonyms: espectro, alma
- mind
- Synonym: mente
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