spiriduș

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • spirituș (rare)

Etymology

From Latin spiritus, with influence from Hungarian pronunciation, or with the diminutive suffix -uș. Compare also Polish spirytusek.

Noun

spiriduș m (plural spiriduși)

  1. a small and mischievous mythical creature roughly synonymous with a kind of elf, imp, goblin, fairy, pixy, or gremlin
  2. (figuratively) a mischievous or unruly child
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