spiriduș
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin spiritus with the diminutive suffix -uș. Compare also Polish spirytusek.
Noun edit
spiriduș m (plural spiriduși)
- a small and mischievous mythical creature roughly synonymous with a kind of elf, imp, goblin, fairy, pixy, or gremlin
- (figuratively) a mischievous or unruly child