spiriduș

• spirituș — rare

From Latin spiritus with the diminutive suffix -uș. Compare also Polish spirytusek.

spiriduș m (plural spiriduși)

1. a small and mischievous mythical creature roughly synonymous with a kind of elf, imp, goblin, fairy, pixy, or gremlin
2. (figuratively) a mischievous or unruly child

• spirit