anima

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin anima (“a current of air, wind, air, breath, the vital principle, life, soul”), sometimes equivalent to animus (“mind”), both from Proto-Indo-European *ane- (“to breathe, blow”); see animus. Cognate with Ancient Greek άνεμος (ánemos, “wind”), Old English anda (“anger, envy, zeal”). More at onde.

Noun

anima (plural animas)

1. The soul or inner self of a person.
2. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) of a person as opposed to the persona that is in touch with the unconscious.
3. (Jungian psychology) The unconscious feminine aspect of a male.

Related terms

• animus
• animate
• animal

External links

• anima in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• amain, Amina, amnia, mania

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Catalan

Verb

anima

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of animar.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of animar.

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French

Verb

anima

1. third-person singular past historic of animer

Anagrams

• mania

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Interlingua

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Noun

anima (plural animas)

1. soul

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin anima.

Noun

anima f. (plural anime)

1. soul

Verb

anima

1. third-person singular indicative present of animare
2. second-person singular imperative of animare

Related terms

• anima gemella
• animale
• animare
• animazione
• animismo
• animo

Anagrams

• mania

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Latin

Noun

anima (genitive animae); f, first declension

1. soul, spirit, life

   Magnificat anima mea dominum.

   My soul glorifies the Lord.

2. air, breeze
3. breath
4. vocative singular of anima

animā f.

1. ablative singular of anima

Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	anima	animae
genitive	animae	animārum
dative	animae	animīs
accusative	animam	animās
ablative	animā	animīs
vocative	anima	animae

Related terms

• animal
• animalis
• animare
• animate
• animatio
• ψυχή

Derived terms

• anima mundi
• animula

Descendants

Aromanian: inimã English: anima French: âme Italian: anima

Portuguese: alma Romanian: inimă Romansch: olma Spanish: alma, ánima

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧ma

Verb

anima

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of verb animar.
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of verb animar.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French animer.

Verb

a anima (third-person singular present animă, past participle animat) 1st conj.

1. animate

Related terms

• animabil
• animabilitate
• animare
• animat
• animator
• animație
• animism

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Spanish

Verb

anima (infinitive animar)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of animar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of animar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of animar.