Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/esˈpiɾitu/

Line drawing of espíritu
Coloured illustration of espíritu
#979 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

spirit

Word origin

From Latin spiritus ('breath, spirit'), from spirare ('to breathe'). The same root gives English spirit, inspire and respire.

Origin
Latin
Root
spiritus
English cognates
spirit, inspire, respire

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralespíritus

Examples

.

She has a strong and brave spirit.

.

The festive spirit can be felt in the streets.

.

He believes in the spirits of the dead.

generoso .

We remember his generous spirit at every family gathering.

.

The team showed great fighting spirit until the very end.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 20.