esprito

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpɾito/ [es̺ˈpɾi.t̪ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: es•pri‧to

Noun

esprito m (plural espritos)

  1. dated form of espírito
    • 1840, Florencio Pol, Á memoria dun amigo santiagués:
      recólle co teu esprito, amigo amado,
      estas vagoas que non podo coutar
      catch with your spirit, beloved friend,
      these tears I cannot hold back

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish espirto, espirtu. Doublet of espirito.

Noun

esprito m (Hebrew spelling איספריטו)[1]

  1. mind (one's desires, emotions, personality, and so on, taken collectively)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa[1]:
      el meldar mantiene el esprito
      study maintains the mind

References

  1. ^ esprito”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim