espíritu

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See also: espiritu

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpiɾitu/,
  • Hyphenation: es‧pí‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritos)

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

Leonese

Etymology

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Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritos)

  1. spirit

References

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpiɾitu/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾitu
  • Syllabification: es‧pí‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritus)

  1. spirit, soul
    Synonyms: espectro, alma
  2. mind
    Synonym: mente

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

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

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