espirit

Old French

Etymology

Latin spīritus.

Noun

espirit oblique singular, m (oblique plural espiriz or espiritz, nominative singular espiriz or espiritz, nominative plural espirit)

1. spirit (soul; essence of a being)

Descendants

• → Middle English: spirit
  • English: spirit
• Middle French: esperit
  • French: esprit
    • → Czech: esprit
    • → English: esprit
    • → Polish: spryt
    • → Turkish: espri (“humor, joke”)