Espírito Santo

See also: Espiritu Santo

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Espírito Santo (literally “Holy Ghost”).

Proper noun

Espírito Santo

1. A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Vitória

Translations

state in south-eastern Brazil

Arabic: إِسْبِيرِيتُو سَانْتُو (ʔisbīrītū sāntū) Catalan: Espírito Santo m Chinese: Mandarin: 聖埃斯皮里圖／圣埃斯皮里图 French: Espírito Santo (fr) m Japanese: エスピリトサント (Esupiritosanto) Latin: Spiritus Sanctus m Latvian: Espīritu Santu Portuguese: Espírito Santo (pt) m Russian: Эспи́риту-Са́нту (ru) (Espíritu-Sántu) Spanish: Espírito Santo Telugu: ఎస్పిరిటో సాంటో (espiriṭō sāṇṭō)

See also

Divisions of the Federative Republic of Brazil in English (layout · text)

States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins

Federal District: Federal District

Further reading

• Category:Espírito Santo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Espírito Santo on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Espírito Santo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• operationists, posterisation

Portuguese

Espírito Santo

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

Espírito Santo (estado)

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Etymology

Portuguese for Holy Ghost.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/, /esˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/, /esˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/, /eʃˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpi.ɾi.to ˈsɐ̃.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈsɐ̃.tu/

• Audio (Brazil):

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Proper noun

Espírito Santo m

1. (Christianity) Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit (one of the three figures of the Holy Trinity)
2. Espírito Santo (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil; capital: Vitória)

   Synonym: ES (abbreviation)

Related terms

• espírito-santense (demonyms of the state)

See also

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}