espiritual

Asturian

Alternative forms

• espritual (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espiɾiˈtwal/ [es.pi.ɾiˈt̪wal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ri‧tual

Adjective

espiritual (epicene, plural espirituales)

1. spiritual

Related terms

• espíritu

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “espiritual”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “espiritual”, 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

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əs.pi.ɾi.tuˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [es.pi.ɾi.tuˈal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

espiritual m or f (masculine and feminine plural espirituals)

1. spiritual

Derived terms

• espiritualment

Related terms

• esperit
• espiritualitat

Further reading

• “espiritual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “espiritual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “espiritual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “espiritual”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espiɾituˈal/ [es̺.pi.ɾi.t̪uˈɑɫ]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ri‧tu‧al

Adjective

espiritual m or f (plural espirituais)

1. spiritual

Derived terms

• espiritualmente

Related terms

• espírito
• espiritualidade

Further reading

• “espiritual”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “espiritual”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin spīrituālis. By surface analysis, espírito +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pi.ɾi.tuˈaw/ [is.pi.ɾi.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /is.pi.ɾiˈtwaw/ [is.pi.ɾiˈtwaʊ̯], /es.pi.ɾi.tuˈaw/ [es.pi.ɾi.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /es.pi.ɾiˈtwaw/ [es.pi.ɾiˈtwaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pi.ɾi.tuˈaw/ [is.pi.ɾi.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /is.pi.ɾiˈtwaw/ [is.pi.ɾiˈtwaʊ̯], /es.pi.ɾi.tuˈaw/ [es.pi.ɾi.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /es.pi.ɾiˈtwaw/ [es.pi.ɾiˈtwaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pi.ɾi.tuˈaw/ [iʃ.pi.ɾi.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.pi.ɾiˈtwaw/ [iʃ.pi.ɾiˈtwaʊ̯], /eʃ.pi.ɾi.tuˈaw/ [eʃ.pi.ɾi.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.pi.ɾiˈtwaw/ [eʃ.pi.ɾiˈtwaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pi.ɾi.tuˈaw/ [es.pi.ɾi.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /es.pi.ɾiˈtwaw/ [es.pi.ɾiˈtwaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pi.ɾiˈtwal/ [(i)ʃ.pi.ɾiˈtwaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pi.ɾiˈtwal/ [(i)ʃ.pi.ɾiˈtwaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pi.ɾiˈtwa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ri‧tu‧al

Adjective

espiritual m or f (plural espirituais)

1. spiritual

Derived terms

• bacalhau espiritual
• espiritualidade
• espiritualmente

Related terms

• espírito

Further reading

• “espiritual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “espiritual” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “espiritual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espiɾiˈtwal/ [es.pi.ɾiˈt̪wal]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ri‧tual

Adjective

espiritual m or f (masculine and feminine plural espirituales)

1. spiritual

Derived terms

• espiritualidad
• espiritualmente

Related terms

• espíritu

Noun

espiritual m (plural espirituales)

1. (music) spiritual (a Christian religious song)

Further reading

• “espiritual”, 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