adepto

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈdepto]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -epto
• Hyphenation: a‧dep‧to

Noun

adepto (accusative singular adepton, plural adeptoj, accusative plural adeptojn)

1. adept (skillful person)
2. follower, adherent

Synonyms

• (follower): ano, aliĝinto, disĉiplo, zeloto

Derived terms

• adeptaro (“following, group of followers”)
• adeptigi (“to recruit, indoctrinate”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto adepto, Italian adepto, Spanish adepto, English adept and French adepte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdep.to/
• Hyphenation: a‧dep‧to

Noun

adepto (plural adepti)

1. follower, adherent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin adeptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdɛp.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛpto
• Hyphenation: a‧dèp‧to

Noun

adepto m (plural adepti, feminine adepta)

1. follower, initiate

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• dopate

Latin

Participle

adeptō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of adeptus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdɛp.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdɛp.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdɛp.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdɛ.ptu/ [ɐˈðɛ.ptu]

• Hyphenation: a‧dep‧to

Noun

adepto m (plural adeptos, feminine adepta, feminine plural adeptas)

1. contributor, adept (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution)
2. (sports) fan; supporter

   Synonym: fã

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adeptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdebto/ [aˈð̞eβ̞.t̪o]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ebto
• Syllabification: a‧dep‧to

Noun

adepto m (plural adeptos, feminine adepta, feminine plural adeptas)

1. supporter, follower

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adepto, from Latin adeptus. The senses “adept” were semantic loans from English adept.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈdepto/ [ʔɐˈd̪ɛp.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -epto
• Syllabification: a‧dep‧to

Adjective

adepto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. adept (well skilled)

   Synonyms: sanay, bihasa

Noun

adepto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. adept (one fully skilled or well versed in anything); expert; specialist

   Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto, espesyalista, perito

2. follower of a sect

   Synonyms: tagasunod, alagad, tauhan, disipulo

Further reading

• “adepto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 11