portento

Italian

Etymology

From Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /porˈtɛn.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛnto
• Hyphenation: por‧tèn‧to

Noun

portento m (plural portenti)

1. wonder, marvel
2. miracle
3. genius, prodigy

Related terms

• portentoso

Anagrams

• pernotto, pernottò

Latin

Participle

portentō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of portentus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”). Compare English portend, portent with similar meaning.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtẽ.tu/ [pohˈtẽ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtẽ.tu/ [pohˈtẽ.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾˈtẽ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtẽ.tu/ [poχˈtẽ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻˈtẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtẽ.tu/

• Hyphenation: por‧ten‧to

Noun

portento m (plural portentos)

1. wonder, marvel

   Synonym: maravilha

2. genius, prodigy

   Synonym: génio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).

Noun

portento m (plural portentos)

1. wonder, marvel
2. something wonderful or amazing
3. a sight to behold

Derived terms

• portentoso

 

Further reading

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