adepto

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English adept, French adepte, German Adept, Italian adepto and Polish adept. First attested in 1888.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdepto/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -epto
• Syllabification: a‧dep‧to

Noun

adepto (accusative singular adepton, plural adeptoj, accusative plural adeptojn)

1. adept (skillful person)
2. follower, adherent

Synonyms

• (follower): ano, aliĝinto, disĉiplo, zeloto

Derived terms

• adeptaro (“following, group of followers”)
• adeptigi (“to recruit, indoctrinate”)

Further reading

Etymological texts

• Cherpillod (2003), “adepto”

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto adepto, Italian adepto, Spanish adepto, English adept and French adepte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdep.to/
• Hyphenation: a‧dep‧to

Noun

adepto (plural adepti)

1. follower, adherent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin adeptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdɛp.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛpto
• Hyphenation: a‧dèp‧to

Noun

adepto m (plural adepti, feminine adepta)

1. follower, initiate

Further reading

• adepto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• dopate

Latin

Participle

adeptō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of adeptus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdɛp.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdɛp.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdɛp.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdɛ.ptu/ [ɐˈðɛ.ptu]

• Hyphenation: a‧dep‧to

Noun

adepto m (plural adeptos, feminine adepta, feminine plural adeptas)

1. contributor, adept (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution)
2. (sports) fan; supporter

   Synonym: fã

Further reading

• “adepto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “adepto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adeptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdebto/ [aˈð̞eβ̞.t̪o]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ebto
• Syllabification: a‧dep‧to

Noun

adepto m (plural adeptos, feminine adepta, feminine plural adeptas)

1. supporter, follower

Further reading

• “adepto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adepto, from Latin adeptus. The senses “adept” were semantic loans from English adept.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈdepto/ [ʔɐˈd̪ɛp.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -epto
• Syllabification: a‧dep‧to

Adjective

adepto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. adept (well skilled)

   Synonyms: sanay, bihasa

Noun

adepto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. adept (one fully skilled or well versed in anything); expert; specialist

   Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto, espesyalista, perito

2. follower of a sect

   Synonyms: tagasunod, alagad, tauhan, disipulo

Further reading

• “adepto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 11