Asturian

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Adjective

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desierto

  1. neuter of desiertu

Old Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēsertum (wasteland; desert), from dēsertus (forsaken; abandoned).

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Noun

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desierto m (plural desiertos)

  1. desert
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1v:
      allẏ en ebrõ. vinierõ las eſpias. del deſierto de faram. a tierra de promiſſion. Caleph. ⁊ ioſue. eſſos .x. cõpãneros.
      The spies went there, from the desert of Paran, to Hebron, the Promised Land. Caleb, Joshua and their ten companions.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: desierto

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈsjeɾto/ [d̪eˈsjeɾ.t̪o]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾto
  • Syllabification: de‧sier‧to

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin dēsertus, probably taken as an early semi-learned term (the completely inherited/popular result would have been disierto, which was found in a few old texts).[1]

Adjective

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desierto (feminine desierta, masculine plural desiertos, feminine plural desiertas)

  1. desert
  2. empty (of people)
  3. uninhabited
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Spanish desierto, dessierto, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin dēsertum.

Noun

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desierto m (plural desiertos)

  1. desert
    Synonym: peladero

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