spirytus

Polish
spirytus

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin spīritus (“spirit, ghost”). Doublet of spryt (“flair, cunning”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spiˈrɨ.tus/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨtus
  • Syllabification: spi‧ry‧tus

Noun

spirytus m inan

  1. rectified spirit, very strong alcohol used in medicine and for the preparation of alcoholic infusions called nalewka

Declension
Declension of spirytus
singular plural
nominative spirytus spirytusy
genitive spirytusu spirytusów
dative spirytusowi spirytusom
accusative spirytus spirytusy
instrumental spirytusem spirytusami
locative spirytusie spirytusach
vocative spirytusie spirytusy

Derived terms

Further reading
  • spirytus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • spirytus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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