sprite

English

Alternative forms

spright (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French esprit (“spirit”).

Pronunciation

enPR: sprīt, IPA^(key): /spɹaɪt/
Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun

sprite (plural sprites)

(mythology) A spirit; a soul; a shade
- 1803, William Blake, Auguries of Innocence
  He who torments the chafer's sprite
  
  Weaves a bower in endless night.
an apparition; ghost
(mythology) An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
(computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
An electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.
A spayed female ferret.

Synonyms

(supernatural creature): See goblin (hostile)

Related terms

sprightly

Translations

a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition

Finnish: henki (fi)
German: Geist (de) m, Erscheinung (de) f, Seele (de) f
Greek: πνεύμα (el) n (pnévma), δαιμονικό (el) n (daimonikó)

Irish: sprid (ga) f
Russian: дух (ru) m (dux), душа́ (ru) f (dušá) (soul), при́зрак (ru) m (prízrak) (ghost), привиде́ние (ru) n (prividénije) (apparition)

an elf; a fairy; a goblin

Catalan: follet (ca) m
Finnish: keiju (fi), haltija (fi)
German: Kobold (de) m, Elf (de) m, Elfe (de) m, f, Elfin f
Maori: rangipokohu

Russian: эльф (ru) m (elʹf) (elf), фе́я (ru) f (féja) (fairy), го́блин (ru) m (góblin) (goblin), домово́й (ru) m (domovój) (Slavic mythology), ле́ший (ru) (léšij) (Slavic mythology), спрайт (ru) m (sprajt)
Scottish Gaelic: luspardan m
Swahili: kizimwi

the green woodpecker, or yaffle — see green woodpecker

a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene

Finnish: sprite (fi)
German: Sprite (de) m

Russian: спрайт (ru) m (sprajt)
Swedish: sprite (sv) c

electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm

Finnish: keijusalama
German: Kobold (de) m

Russian: спрайт (ru) m (sprajt)

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Translations to be checked

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} duendecillo m

Anagrams

Pitres, Presti, Priest, esprit, priest, respit, retips, ripest, sitrep, stripe, tripes

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