espírito

== Galician == === Alternative forms === esprito === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espirito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin spīritus, from spirō (“breathe, respire; live”), from Proto-Indo-European *speis- (“to blow”). Cognate with Portuguese espírito and Spanish espíritu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈpiɾito/ [es̺ˈpi.ɾi.t̪ʊ] Rhymes: -iɾito Hyphenation: es‧pí‧ri‧to === Noun === espírito m (plural espíritos) spirit (the soul of a person or other living being) Synonym: alma spirit, enthusiasm ghost; supernatural being Synonym: pantasma ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “espírito”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “espirito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “espírito”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espírito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espírito”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espírito”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese espirito, borrowed from Latin spīritus, from spīrō (“breathe, respire; live”), from Proto-Indo-European *speys- (“to blow”). === Pronunciation === (Caipira) IPA(key): /s.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/ === Noun === espírito m (plural espíritos) spirit (the soul of a person or other living being) Synonym: alma ghost Synonyms: fantasma, assombração nature; characteristic Synonyms: índole, característica ==== Derived terms ==== espírito santo Espírito Santo ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “espírito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “espírito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026