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Sprit
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sprit sprīt șpriț
German
Etymology
de Spiritus :influence<unc> fr:esprit 1
19th century, short for de Spiritus, probably of dialectal origin, though some assume influence by de fr esprit. Ultimately from de la spiritus spirit. The original meaning is “brandy”, later extended to petrol, perhaps from the idea of a “potent liquid”. This sense is now predominant and also widely used in media parlance, such that contemporary speakers may actually think it the original one.
Pronunciation
de /ʃpʁɪt/
de De-Sprit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɪt 1
Noun
m.sg
de informal gasoline, petrol
de Benzin
de loosely fuel for motor vehicles
de Kraftstoff
de slang or colloquial brandy, spirits
de loosely booze, any alcoholic drink
Declension
m.sg
Derived terms
de Spritkopp
de Spritpreis
References
Further reading
de Energy Liquids Petrochemistry