spiriduș
Romanian
Alternative forms
- spirituș (rare)
Etymology
From Latin spiritus, with influence from Hungarian pronunciation, or with the diminutive suffix -uș. Compare also Polish spirytusek.
Noun
spiriduș m (plural spiriduși)
- a small and mischievous mythical creature roughly synonymous with a kind of elf, imp, goblin, fairy, pixy, or gremlin
- (figuratively) a mischievous or unruly child