entusiasmo

See also: entusiasmó and entusiasmò

Catalan

Verb

entusiasmo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of entusiasmar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /en.tuˈzja.zmo/

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• Rhymes: -azmo
• Syllabification: en‧tu‧sià‧smo

Etymology 1

Noun

entusiasmo m (plural entusiasmi)

1. enthusiasm, excitement, ebullience

   Synonyms: slancio, euforia, eccitazione, ardore, foga, fervore

Related terms

• entusiasmare
• entusiasta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

entusiasmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of entusiasmare

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.ziˈaz.mu/ [ẽ.tu.zɪˈaz.mu], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tuˈzjaz.mu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.ziˈaz.mu/ [ĩ.tu.zɪˈaz.mu], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tuˈzjaz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.ziˈaz.mu/ [ẽ.tu.zɪˈaz.mu], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tuˈzjaz.mu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.ziˈaz.mu/ [ĩ.tu.zɪˈaz.mu], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tuˈzjaz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.ziˈaʒ.mu/ [ẽ.tu.zɪˈaʒ.mu], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tuˈzjaʒ.mu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.ziˈaʒ.mu/ [ĩ.tu.zɪˈaʒ.mu], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tuˈzjaʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.ziˈaz.mo/ [ẽ.tu.zɪˈaz.mo], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tuˈzjaz.mo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.ziˈaz.mo/ [ĩ.tu.zɪˈaz.mo], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tuˈzjaz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.tuˈzjaʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: en‧tu‧si‧as‧mo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin enthūsiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós, “inspiration, enthusiasm”), from ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

Alternative forms

• enthusiasmo (obsolete)

Noun

entusiasmo m (plural entusiasmos)

1. enthusiasm (excited interest or eagerness)

Etymology 2

Verb

entusiasmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of entusiasmar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /entuˈsjasmo/ [ẽn̪.t̪uˈsjaz.mo]
• Rhymes: -asmo
• Syllabification: en‧tu‧sias‧mo

Etymology 1

From Late Latin enthūsiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós, “inspiration, enthusiasm”), from ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

Noun

entusiasmo m (plural entusiasmos)

1. enthusiasm

Derived terms

• entusiasmar

Related terms

• entusiasta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

entusiasmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of entusiasmar

Further reading

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