portentoso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin portentōsus, from portentus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /por.tenˈto.zo/
Rhymes: -ozo
Hyphenation: por‧ten‧tó‧so

Adjective

portentoso (feminine portentosa, masculine plural portentosi, feminine plural portentose)

prodigious, wonderful, marvelous, portentous

Derived terms

portentosamente

Related terms

portento

Further reading

portentoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

sottoporne

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentōsus, from portentus. By surface analysis, portento +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tẽˈto.zu/ [poh.tẽˈto.zu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾ.tẽˈto.zu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tẽˈto.zu/ [poχ.tẽˈto.zu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻ.tẽˈto.zo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.tẽˈto.zu/

Hyphenation: por‧ten‧to‧so

Adjective

portentoso (feminine portentosa, masculine plural portentosos, feminine plural portentosas, metaphonic)

prodigious, wonderful, marvelous, portentous

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentōsus, from portentus. By surface analysis, portento +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poɾtenˈtoso/ [poɾ.t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪o.so]
Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: por‧ten‧to‧so

Adjective

portentoso (feminine portentosa, masculine plural portentosos, feminine plural portentosas)

prodigious, wonderful, marvelous, portentous

Derived terms

portentosamente

Related terms

portento

Further reading

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

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