espíritu

See also: espiritu

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾitu/ [esˈpi.ɾi.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -iɾitu
• Syllabification: es‧pí‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritos)

1. ghost (spirit appearing after death)

   Synonym: pantasma

2. spirit (soul)

   Synonym: alma

Related terms

• espiritual

Further reading

• “espíritu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “espíritu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Leonese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾitu/, [esˈpi.ɾi.t̪u]
• Hyphenation: es‧pí‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritos)

1. spirit

References

• “espíritu”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.?

Latin spīrō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin spiritusbor.

Spanish espíritu

Borrowed from Latin spiritus. Compare the older forms espirto, espirtu. Cognate with English spirit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾitu/ [esˈpi.ɾi.t̪u]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -iɾitu
• Syllabification: es‧pí‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritu m (plural espíritus)

1. spirit, soul

   Synonyms: espectro, alma

2. mind

   Synonym: mente

Hyponyms

• espíritu de equipo
• espíritu de sacrificio
• espíritu del escalador
• espíritu libre (“free spirit”)
• espíritu maligno (“evil spirit, ghoul”)

Derived terms

• espíritu de contradicción
• espíritu de la golosina
• espíritu de sal
• espíritu de vino
• levantar el espíritu
• libertad del espíritu
• pobre de espíritu

Related terms

• aspirar
• espirar
• Espíritu Santo
• espiritual
• respirar

Descendants

• → Basque: espiritu
• → Cebuano: espiritu
• → Central Bikol: espiritu
• → Tagalog: espiritu

Further reading

• “espíritu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025