acto
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaːk.toː/, [ˈäːkt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈak.to/, [ˈäkt̪o]
Participle edit
āctō
References edit
- acto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
acto m (plural actos)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of ato. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin actus, a noun based on agō (“do”). Doublet of auto, an earlier borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acto m (plural actos)
- act (something done)
- Fue un acto de valor.
- It was an act of courage.
- (theater) act
- Ahora va a empezar el tercer acto.
- The third act is about to begin.
- ceremony, function
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “acto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014