| Lith. | spurzdéti | to flutter (wings) |
| Russian | porxat, upórxat | to flutter |
| Pol. | upior | vampire, spectre,a fabulous animal usually represented as a bat. see also vampireð6.2.24. |
| Russian | upyr | vampire, spectre |
| Sbc. | prh-baba | bat ð6.2.25. |
| Slavic | neto-pyr, perhac, etc. | bat, 16.2 |
| Ital. | spirito | spirit, immaterial being; liquid, volatile, breath |
| Engl. | spirited | lively |
| Engl. | sprite | elf |
| Roman. | spiridûsul-pâsârilor | Wren, 406; espiègle (mischievous) |
| Roman. | spirten | alert |
| Span. | despiertar | to wake up |
| Span. | spirtu, espertello | bat |
| Lat. (literature) | vespertillio | bat (prosth. /v/ by folk etym.) |
| Ital. | spiritillu et var. | bat |
| Ital.: Sic. | spiriticchiu | sandpipers, 180 |
| Ital. | spiritato | capricious |
| Ital. | spîrito | breath, respiration |
| Franç. | respiration | breath |
| Franç.: Rouergue | espèrros | mouvements désordonnés, FEW 21: 360 |