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spirit
spirit (mind, wit, disposition) /spiˈrit/
noun#980 most common
Also: mind, wit, ghost or soul (rarer, literary use)
Example sentences
Ea are un spirit vesel.
She has a cheerful spirit.
Copilul are un spirit foarte curios.
The child has a very curious mind.
Spiritul de echipă este important la locul de muncă.
Team spirit is important in the workplace.
Bunica mea are un spirit tânăr, deși are optzeci de ani.
My grandmother has a young spirit, even though she is eighty.
Filosofii au dezbătut mereu relația dintre spirit și materie.
Philosophers have always debated the relationship between spirit and matter.
Opera sa reflectă spiritul tumultuos al epocii în care a trăit.
His work reflects the tumultuous spirit of the era he lived in.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spiritul | spiritele |
| Genitive | spiritului | spiritelor |
| Accusative | spiritul | spiritele |
| Vocative | spirit | spirite |
Word family
spiritualspiritual, relating to the mind or soul
spiritualitatespirituality
spiritismspiritism, belief in contacting spirits
spiritistspiritist, follower of spiritism
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "spirit" from French "esprit" and Latin "spiritus" during the nineteenth-century push to re-Latinize the language. Latin "spiritus" itself comes from the verb "spirare", meaning to breathe. The word displaced or sits alongside older native terms and now covers mind, wit, and disposition rather than breath itself.
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