ánima

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

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin anima. Doublet of alma.

Noun

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ánima f (plural ánimas)

  1. soul, especially of the dead
    Synonym: alma

Portuguese

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Noun

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ánima f (plural ánimas)

  1. Alternative spelling of anima

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ánima f (plural ánimas)

  1. soul
    Synonym: alma
  2. bore, calibre

Usage notes

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  • Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.
    el ánima, un ánima
  • They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.
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Descendants

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

Further reading

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