🇪🇸 Spanish

espíritu

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el espíritu

spirit

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espíritu
/el esˈpiɾitu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say espíritu in Spanish?

IPA
/el esˈpiɾitu/

How do you pronounce espíritu in Spanish?

espíritu is pronounced /el esˈpiɾitu/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El espíritu aventurero del explorador lo llevó a descubrir nuevas tierras.

The adventurous spirit of the explorer led him to discover new lands.

Un espíritu fuerte y decidido es necesario para superar los obstáculos de la vida.

A strong and determined spirit is necessary to overcome life's obstacles.

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Why is it masculine?

Espíritu is masculine because it derives from Latin "spiritus," which was a second-declension masculine noun, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. The Latin masculine ending "-us" became "-o" in most Spanish masculine nouns, though "espíritu" retains an unusual "-u" ending that reflects its Latin origin.

What is the Spanish word for spirit?

The Spanish word for spirit is el espíritu — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianspiritolomasculine

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