spiro

See also spirò, and spiro-

English

Noun

spiro (uncountable)

1. Only in spiro compound

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Esperanto

Noun

spiro (plural spiroj, accusative singular spiron, accusative plural spirojn)

1. breath

Related terms

• spiri

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Italian

Verb

spiro

1. first-person singular present indicative of spirare

Anagrams

• porsi, rospi

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Cognate with Old English fisting (“breaking wind”), Albanian fryj (“to blow, breath”). More at fist, fise.

Verb

present active spīrō, present infinitive spīrāre, perfect active spīrāvī, supine spīrātum.

1. I breathe, draw breath, respire.
2. I blow, breathe, burst forth.
3. (intransitive) (with accusative) I breathe out, exhale, emit.
4. (figuratively) I breath, live, am alive (usually in the present participle).
5. (figuratively) I am poetically inspired.
6. (figuratively) I design, intend, express.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	spīrō	spīrās	spīrat	spīrāmus	spīrātis	spīrant
	future	spīrābō	spīrābis	spīrābit	spīrābimus	spīrābitis	spīrābunt
	imperfect	spīrābam	spīrābās	spīrābat	spīrābāmus	spīrābātis	spīrābant
	perfect	spīrāvī	spīrāvistī	spīrāvit	spīrāvimus	spīrāvistis	spīrāvērunt
	future perfect	spīrāverō	spīrāveris	spīrāverit	spīrāverimus	spīrāveritis	spīrāverint
	pluperfect	spīrāveram	spīrāverās	spīrāverat	spīrāverāmus	spīrāverātis	spīrāverant
passive	present	spīror	spīrāris	spīrātur	spīrāmur	spīrāminī	spīrantur
	future	spīrābor	spīrāberis	spīrābitur	spīrābimur	spīrābiminī	spīrābuntur
	imperfect	spīrābar	spīrābāris	spīrābātur	spīrābāmur	spīrābāminī	spīrābantur
	perfect	Use spīrātus m, spīrāta f, spīrātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use spīrātus m, spīrāta f, spīrātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use spīrātus m, spīrāta f, spīrātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	spīrem	spīrēs	spīret	spīrēmus	spīrētis	spīrent
	imperfect	spīrārem	spīrārēs	spīrāret	spīrārēmus	spīrārētis	spīrārent
	perfect	spīrāverim	spīrāverīs	spīrāverit	spīrāverīmus	spīrāverītis	spīrāverint
	pluperfect	spīrāvissem	spīrāvissēs	spīrāvisset	spīrāvissēmus	spīrāvissētis	spīrāvissent
passive	present	spīrer	spīrēris	spīrētur	spīrēmur	spīrēminī	spīrentur
	imperfect	spīrārer	spīrārēris	spīrārētur	spīrārēmur	spīrārēminī	spīrārentur
	perfect	Use spīrātus m, spīrāta f, spīrātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use spīrātus m, spīrāta f, spīrātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	spīrā	spīrātō	spīrātō	spīrāre	spīrātor	spīrātor
	plural	spīrāte	spīrātōte	spīrantō	spīrāminī	—	spīrantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		spīrāre	spīrāvisse	spīrātūrus esse	spīrārī	spīrātus esse	spīrātum īrī
participles		spīrāns (spīrantis)	—	spīrātūrus-ra, -rum	—	spīrātus-a, -um	spīrandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

aspīrō exspīrō cōnspīrō inspīrō perspīrō respīrō spīrābilis

spīrāculum spīrāmentum spīrātiō spīrātus spīritus suspīrō

Related terms

spīritālis spīritālitās spīritāliter

spīritus asper spīritus lēnis spīritus sānctus

Descendants

• Catalan: espirar
• Italian: spirare
• Spanish: espirar