Masculine
Spiritus
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) alcohol, chiefly for technical use
- (masculine, strong) breathing; a glottal consonant, usually /h/; a (diacritical) mark for its presence or absence
- (masculine, rare, strong) breath, whiff
Concepts
grain alcohol
pure alcohol
alcoholic beverage
Synonyms
Brennspiritus
alkoholisches Getränk
Translations
alcool
alkol
alcohol
etanolo
álcool
οινόπνευμα
الإثانولFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
bränntewyy
Basel-Landschaft
brenntewyy
Basel-Landschaft
spryt
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃpiːʁitʊs/
Etymology
In summary
15th century, borrowed from Latin spiritus. Doublet of Esprit, Spirit, and Sprit.
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