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spirit

/sˈpɪɹət/SPIH-ruht
/sˈpɪɹət/SPIH-ruht

Meaningbreath

Common meaning: the inner self

Other meanings: mood; liquor

Journey through time

  1. Latinspīrō, spīrāvī‘to breathe’
  2. Middle Englishspiritsource
  3. Englishspirit‘the inner self’ · today

spir also in: aspireinspirerespireconspireleptospirosis

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin spīrō ‘to breathe’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry spīrō, p. 1743 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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