espírito
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese espirito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin spīritus, from spirō (“breathe, respire; live”), from Proto-Indo-European *speis- (“to blow”). Cognate with Portuguese espírito and Spanish espíritu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
espírito m (plural espíritos)
- spirit (the soul of a person or other living being)
- Synonym: alma
- spirit, enthusiasm
- ghost; supernatural being
- Synonym: pantasma
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References[edit]
- “espirito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “espirito” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “espírito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “espírito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “espírito” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese espirito, borrowed from Latin spīritus, from spīrō (“breathe, respire; live”), from Proto-Indo-European *speys- (“to blow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
espírito m (plural espíritos)
- spirit (the soul of a person or other living being)
- Synonym: alma
- ghost
- Synonyms: fantasma, assombração
- nature; characteristic
- Synonyms: índole, característica
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
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- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician countable nouns
- Galician masculine nouns
- gl:Parapsychology
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Parapsychology