"espírito" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /isˈpi.ɾi.tu/ [Brazil], /esˈpi.ɾi.tu/ [Brazil], /isˈpi.ɾi.tu/ [Brazil], /esˈpi.ɾi.tu/ [Brazil], /iʃˈpi.ɾi.tu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /eʃˈpi.ɾi.tu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /esˈpi.ɾi.to/ [Southern-Brazil], /(i)ʃˈpi.ɾi.tu/ [Portugal], /s.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/ [Caipira] Forms: espíritos [plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese espirito, borrowed from Latin spīritus, from spīrō (“breathe, respire; live”), from Proto-Indo-European *speys- (“to blow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|espirito}} Old Galician-Portuguese espirito, {{bor|pt|la|spīritus}} Latin spīritus, {{m|la|spīrō||breathe, respire; live}} spīrō (“breathe, respire; live”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*speys-||to blow}} Proto-Indo-European *speys- (“to blow”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} espírito m (plural espíritos)
  1. spirit (the soul of a person or other living being) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Parapsychology Synonyms: alma
    Sense id: en-espírito-pt-noun-XgWa3qvI Disambiguation of Parapsychology: 79 8 13 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 91 2 7
  2. ghost Tags: masculine Synonyms: fantasma, assombração
    Sense id: en-espírito-pt-noun-6tbvA9Ye
  3. nature; characteristic Tags: masculine Synonyms: índole, característica
    Sense id: en-espírito-pt-noun-Mh8I5-dJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: espírito santo, Espírito Santo
Related terms: espirar, espírita, espiriteira, espiritismo, espiritista, espiritual, espiritualidade, espiritualismo, espiritualista, espiritualização, espiritualizado, espiritualizar, espirituoso

Inflected forms

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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "espiriteira"
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      "word": "espiritismo"
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    {
      "word": "espiritista"
    },
    {
      "word": "espiritual"
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      "word": "espiritualidade"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "espiritualista"
    },
    {
      "word": "espiritualização"
    },
    {
      "word": "espiritualizado"
    },
    {
      "word": "espiritualizar"
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    }
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