presentimento

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From presenti(re) (“to have a presentiment of”) +‎ -mento (nominal derivational suffix). By surface analysis, pre- (“before”) +‎ sentimento (“sentiment”, “sensation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pre.zen.tiˈmen.to/, (traditional) /pre.sen.tiˈmen.to/
Rhymes: -ento
Hyphenation: pre‧sen‧ti‧mén‧to

Noun edit

presentimento m (plural presentimenti)

premonition, presentiment

Portuguese edit

Noun edit

presentimento m (plural presentimentos)

Obsolete spelling of pressentimento