portato

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian portato, past participle of portare (“to bring, carry, bear”), from Latin portō.

Adverb

portato

1. (music) In an unconnected manner, as opposed to legato, but not as short as staccato.

Anagrams

• potator, taproot

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Esperanto

Noun

portato (accusative singular portaton, plural portatoj, accusative plural portatojn)

1. singular present nominal passive participle of porti

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Italian

Adjective

portato (feminine portata, masculine plural portati, feminine plural portate)

1. second-hand, used

   una maglietta portata ― a hand-me-down shirt

2. (with per or a) prone, given, inclined, that has a bent (to)

   portato per l'arte ― artistically talented (lit. inclined to art)

   portato all'indulgenza ― given to indulgence

Noun

portato m (plural portati)

1. result, outcome

Participle

portato (feminine portata, masculine plural portati, feminine plural portate)

1. past participle of portare

Derived terms

• portatile
• portatore

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) portātō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of portō