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Etymology

Middle English spirit from Latin spīritus (“‘breath; spirit’”). Cf. inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō (“‘I breathe, blow, respire’”). Displaced native Middle English gast "spirit" (from Old English gāst "breath, soul, spirit").

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular spirit

Plural spirits

spirit (plural spirits)

  1. The undying essence of a human. The soul.
  2. A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
  3. enthusiasm
    School spirit is at an all-time high.
  4. The manner or style of something.
    In the spirit of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.
  5. (usually plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.
  6. Energy.

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Verb

Infinitive to spirit

Third person singular spirits

Simple past spirited

Past participle spirited

Present participle spiriting

to spirit (third-person singular simple present spirits, present participle spiriting, simple past and past participle spirited)

  1. To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
    • 2009 February 8, Dave Kehr, “Buñuel at His Wildest, in Circulation Again”, New York Times:
      God does not make an appearance, but the Devil (Ms. Pinal) emphatically does: first in the guise of a schoolgirl who tries to lure Simon down with the sight of her shapely legs; then as a bearded but blatantly female Jesus carrying a lamb; and finally as a stylishly coiffed woman who succeeds in spiriting Simon off, by means of a jet, to a Manhattan discotheque — Buñuel’s persuasive idea of hell.

Romanian

Etymology

Latin spiritus

Noun

spirit n. (plural spirite)

  1. spirit, ghost
  2. essence, psyche
  3. wit, genius
  4. manner, style

Declension

declension of spirit
singular plural
gender n. indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative un spirit spiritul nişte spirite spiritele
Genitive/Dative unui spirit spiritului unor spirite spiritelor
Vocative — — — —

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