portento

Italian

Etymology

From Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /porˈtɛn.to/
Rhymes: -ɛnto
Hyphenation: por‧tèn‧to

Noun

portento m (plural portenti)

Related terms

portentoso

Anagrams

pernotto, pernottò

Latin

Participle

portentō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of portentus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”). Compare English portend, portent with similar meaning.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtẽ.tu/ [pohˈtẽ.tu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾˈtẽ.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtẽ.tu/ [poχˈtẽ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻˈtẽ.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtẽ.tu/

Hyphenation: por‧ten‧to

Noun

portento m (plural portentos)

wonder, marvel
Synonym: maravilha
genius, prodigy
Synonym: génio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).

Noun

portento m (plural portentos)

Derived terms

portentoso

Further reading

“portento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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