dvasia

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Cognate with Latvian dvaša (“breath”). For the root see dvė̃sti (“breathe, blow”), daũsos (“air”), Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-. === Noun === dvasià f (plural dvãsios) stress pattern 2 spirit, soul (most senses) (dialectal) breath, breathing ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “dvasia”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “dvasia”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026