spirit

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. The soul of a person or other creature.
2. A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
3. Enthusiasm.
4. The manner or style of something.
5. Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement.
6. A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.
7. Energy; ardour.
8. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper.
9. Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state.
10. (obsolete) Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.
11. (obsolete) A rough breathing; an aspirate, such as the letter h; also, a mark denoting aspiration.
12. (obsolete) Any of the four substances: sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, and arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).
13. Stannic chloride.

Verb

1. To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
2. Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit.

Concepten

geest

ziel

opgewektheid

verstand

animo

bedrijvigheid

drukte

tierigheid

vertier

forsheid

sterkte

stevigheid

stoerheid

welgedaanheid

spirit

fee

aardmannetje

elf

kabouter

kobold

moed

vuur

bedrijvigheid

levendigheid

vaart

zin

aanmoedigen

ethanol

fantoom

levenskracht

spiritus

sterke drank

vezel

energie

gloed

pittigheid

sappigheid

enthousiasme

uitbundigheid

uitgelatenheid

Met koppelteken als

spir‧it

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈspɪɹɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breath; spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Compare inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō (“I breathe, blow, respire”). In this sense, displaced native Middle English gast (from Old English gāst), whence modern English ghost. Doublet of spiritus, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.