ánima

See also: anima, animá, ànima, animà, animâ, and ânima

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anima. Doublet of alma.

Noun

ánima f (plural ánimas)

1. soul, especially of the dead

Synonyms

• alma

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Portuguese

Noun

ánima f (plural ánimas)

1. Alternative spelling of anima

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anima. Compare alma, a doublet inherited from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanima/

Noun

ánima f (plural ánimas)

1. soul

   Synonym: alma

2. bore, calibre

Usage notes

• The feminine noun ánima is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed a sound in that it takes the definite article el (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:

el ánima

• However, if an adjective, even one that begins with a stressed a sound such as alta or ancha, intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la.

Related terms

• ánimo
• animal
• animar
• animismo
• animista

Descendants

• Highland Popoluca: a̱namaj
• Mezquital Otomi: animä
• Oluta Popoluca: a̱nima

Further reading

• “ánima” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.