ánima

== Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anima. Doublet of alma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanima/ [ˈa.ni.ma] Rhymes: -anima Syllabification: á‧ni‧ma === Noun === ánima f (plural ánimes) soul Synonym: alma (in the plural) the dead (in the plural) halloween (clipping of Nueche d'Ánimes) (in the plural, colloquial) november (clipping of mes d'ánimes) Synonym: payares ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ánima”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “ánima”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Galician == === Alternative forms === anima (reintegrationist) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin anima. Doublet of alma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanima/ [ˈa.nĩ.mɐ] Rhymes: -anima Hyphenation: á‧ni‧ma === Noun === ánima f (plural ánimas) soul (especially of the dead) Synonym: alma == Portuguese == === Noun === ánima f (plural ánimas) alternative spelling of anima == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anima. Compare alma, a doublet inherited from the same source. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanima/ [ˈa.ni.ma] Rhymes: -anima Syllabification: á‧ni‧ma === Noun === ánima f (plural ánimas) soul Synonym: alma bore, calibre Synonym: calibre ==== Usage notes ==== Before feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like ánima, the singular definite article takes the form of el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el ánima. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al ánima, del ánima. This also applies to the indefinite article, which takes the form of un, which is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una also occurs): un ánima or una ánima. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna). However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) are used: la mejor ánima, una buena ánima. In these cases, el and un are not masculine but feminine, deriving from Latin illa and una, respectively, even though they are identical in form to the corresponding masculine singular articles. Thus, they are allomorphs of the feminine singular articles la and una. The use of these allomorphs does not change the gender agreement of the adjectives modifying the feminine noun: el ánima única, un(a) ánima buena. In the plural, the usual feminine plural articles and determiners (las, unas, etc.) are always used. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Highland Popoluca: a̱namaj Mezquital Otomi: animä Oluta Popoluca: a̱nima === Further reading === “ánima”, 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