espírito

Galician

Alternative forms

• esprito

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese espirito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin spīritus, from spirō (“breathe, respire; live”), from Proto-Indo-European *speis- (“to blow”). Cognate with Portuguese espírito and Spanish espíritu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [esˈpiɾitʊ]

Noun

espírito m (plural espíritos)

1. spirit (the soul of a person or other living being)

   Synonym: alma

2. spirit, enthusiasm
3. ghost; supernatural being

   Synonym: pantasma

Derived terms

• Espírito Santo

Related terms

• espiritismo
• espiritual
• espiritualidade
• espirituoso

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “espirito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espirito”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espírito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espírito”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espírito”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese espirito, borrowed from Latin spīritus, from spīrō (“breathe, respire; live”), from Proto-Indo-European *speys- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpi.ɾi.tu/, /esˈpi.ɾi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpi.ɾi.tu/, /esˈpi.ɾi.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpi.ɾi.tu/, /eʃˈpi.ɾi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpi.ɾi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpi.ɾi.tu/

• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /s.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/

Noun

espírito m (plural espíritos)

1. spirit (the soul of a person or other living being)

   Synonym: alma

2. ghost

   Synonyms: fantasma, assombração

3. nature; characteristic

   Synonyms: índole, característica

Derived terms

• espírito santo
• Espírito Santo

Related terms

• espirar
• espírita
• espiriteira
• espiritismo
• espiritista
• espiritual
• espiritualidade
• espiritualismo
• espiritualista
• espiritualização
• espiritualizado
• espiritualizar
• espirituoso