imenso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• immenso (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin immēnsus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ˈmẽ.su/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ij̃ˈmeẽ̝̯sʊ/, /iˈmeẽ̝̯sʊ/
• Hyphenation: i‧men‧so

Adjective

imenso m (feminine singular imensa, masculine plural imensos, feminine plural imensas, comparable)

1. immense

Adverb

imenso (comparative mais imenso superlative o mais imenso)

1. (Portugal) immensely, very much

Usage notes

• The occasional nasalization of the first syllable is reminiscent from the original spelling immenso (Reforms of Portuguese orthography).