Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiritous

/ˈspɪɹɪtəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spir-i-tous
IPA: /ˈspɪɹɪtəs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English spiritous From spirit + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more spiritous (comparative) most spiritous (superlative)

Derived Forms

spiritousness

Frequently Paired Words

spiritual

Synonyms

spirituous

Questions

How do you pronounce spiritous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɪɹɪtəs/.
What does spiritous mean?: spirituous
Where does spiritous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English spiritous From spirit + -ous.

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