ánima

See also: anima, animá, ànima, animà, animâ, and ânima

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anima. Doublet of alma.

Noun

ánima f (plural ánimas)

  1. soul, especially of the dead

Synonyms

Portuguese

Noun

ánima f (plural ánimas)

  1. Alternative spelling of anima

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anima. Compare alma, a doublet inherited from the same source.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈanima/ [ˈa.ni.ma]
  • Rhymes: -anima
  • Syllabification: á‧ni‧ma

Noun

ánima f (plural ánimas)

  1. soul
    Synonym: alma
  2. bore, calibre

Usage notes
  • The feminine noun ánima is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed /a/ sound in that it takes the articles el and un (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:
el ánima
un ánima
  • However, if an adjective, even one that begins with stressed /a/ such as alta or ancha, intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la or una.

Descendants
  • Highland Popoluca: a̱namaj
  • Mezquital Otomi: animä
  • Oluta Popoluca: a̱nima

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.