acto
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaːk.toː/, [ˈäːkt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈak.to/, [ˈäkt̪o]
Participle[edit]
āctō
References[edit]
- acto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
acto m (plural actos)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of ato. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin actus, a noun based on agō (“do”). Doublet of auto, an earlier borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acto m (plural actos)
- act (something done)
- Fue un acto de valor.
- It was an act of courage.
- (theater) act
- Ahora va a empezar el tercer acto.
- The third act is about to begin.
- ceremony, function
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “acto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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