esperit

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) /əs.pəˈɾit/
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) /es.peˈɾit/
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧rit

Noun

esperit m (plural esperits)

  1. spirit
  2. mind, intellect
  3. ghost, spirit
  4. esprit, courage
  5. (linguistics) breathing

Derived terms

See also

References

  • “esperit” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Latin spiritus.

Noun

esperit m (plural esperits)

  1. mind

Descendants

  • French: esprit

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

esperit m (plural esperits) (Languedoc, Limousin)

  1. spirit (apparition)
  2. soul (intangible essence of a sentient being)

Derived terms

  • esperit de sal
  • marrit esperit
  • pèrdre l'esperit

Further reading

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin spiritus.

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. spirit (apparition)
  2. soul (intangible essence of a sentient being)

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
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