Espírito Santo
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See also: Espiritu Santo
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese Espírito Santo (literally “Holy Ghost”).
Proper noun
[edit]Espírito Santo
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Vitória.
Coordinate terms
[edit]states of Braziledit
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]state in south-eastern Brazil
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Further reading
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Category:Espírito Santo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Espírito Santo on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
Espírito Santo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Portuguese
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Espirito Santo, from Ecclesiastical Latin Spīritus Sānctus, calque of Ancient Greek Πνεῦμᾰ τὸ Ἅγῐον (Pneûmă tò Hágĭon), itself a calque of Biblical Hebrew רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ (rúakh hakódesh).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/, /esˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/, /eʃˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpi.ɾi.to ˈsɐ̃.to/
Proper noun
[edit]- (Christianity) Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit (one of the three figures of the Holy Trinity)
- Espírito Santo (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil; capital: Vitória)
- Synonym: ES (abbreviation)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Espírito Santo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
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