anima

See also ánima

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 that is in touch with the unconscious as opposed to the persona.
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

Etymology

See animus.

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
• Catalan: ànima
• Dalmatian: jamna
• English: anima
• French: âme
• Friulian: ànime
• Italian: alma, anima

• Occitan: arma
• Portuguese: alma
• Romanian: inimă
• Romansch: olma
• Sardinian: àmina
• 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 animar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of 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

Conjugation

    conjugation of anima (First conjugation)

infinitive			a anima
gerund			animând
past participle			animat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	anim	animi	animă	animăm	animați	animă
	imperfect	animam	animai	anima	animam	animați	animau
	simple perfect	animai	animași	animă	animarăm	animarăți	animară
	pluperfect	animasem	animaseși	animase	animaserăm	animaserăți	animaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să anim	să animi	să anime	să animăm	să animați	să anime
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		animă			animați
	negative		nu anima			nu animați

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.