Soul

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Noun 3 German 3.1 Noun 4 Polish 4.1 Noun

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English sāƿol.

Pronunciation

• sōl, /soʊl/, /soʊl/

  Homophones: Seoul, sole

  Rhymes: -oʊl

Noun

soul (Plural: souls)

1. The spirit or essence of a person that is believed to live on after the person's death.
2. Life, energy, vigour.

   This place has no soul

3. Soul music.

Derived terms

• soulful
• soul music

Translations

• Chinese: 靈魂, 灵魂
• Dutch: ziel f (1), soul f (3)
• Estonian: hing
• Finnish: sielu (1-2), henki (1-2), soul (3)
• French: âme f (1); soul f (3)
• German: Seele f (1); Soul (3)
• Greek: ψυχή f
• Hebrew: נשמה (Ne'sha'ma) f (1,3), רוח חיים (Ru'akh Kha'yim) (2)
• Italian: anima f (1)
• Japanese: 魂 (たましい), 精神, 霊
• Korean: 넋, 혼백 (魂魄)
• Latvian: dvēsele f (1,2), soul mūzika (3)
• Polish: soul (3)
• Portuguese: alma f (1)
• Russian: душа (dusha) f (1,2)
• Slovak: duša f (1), soul m (3)
• Spanish: alma f (1)
• Swedish: själ (1)

See also

• mind
• spirit

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French

Noun

soul f

1. soul, soul music

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German

Noun

Soul

1. soul, soul music

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Polish

Noun

soul

1. soul, soul music