alma

Meaning

1. (feminine) soul (of a living person)
2. (feminine,figuratively) person
3. (feminine,figuratively) health
4. (feminine,figuratively) core, nucleus

Hyphenated as

al‧ma

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈalmɐ]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alma, from Latin anima. The dialectal form ialma contains an antihiatic sandhi semi-vowel generated in the usual expression a alma, "the soul". Doublet of ánima.

Sentences

O tempo é unha extensión da alma .

Time is an extension of the soul.

Un equipo sen alma e sen capacidade de reacción .

A team without a soul and without the ability to react.