ànima
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin anima. Supplanted the inherited Old Catalan arma due to its similarity to the unrelated arma (“weapon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ànima f (plural ànimes)
- soul
- (engineering) web (strip of material between flanges)
Further reading
- “ànima” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “ànima”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “ànima”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin anima, derived from animus (“mind, soul”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈanima/, [ˈäː.ni.mä]
Noun
ànima f (plural ànimas) (Limba Sarda Comuna)