deserto

See also: desertó

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from French, past participle of desservir (“clear the table”), from des- (“expressing removal”) + servir (“to serve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈserto]
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• Rhymes: -erto
• Hyphenation: de‧ser‧to

Noun

deserto (accusative singular deserton, plural desertoj, accusative plural desertojn)

1. dessert, pudding ("sweet confection served as the last course of a meal")

See also

• dezerto

 

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese deserto, from Latin dēsertus (“desert”), from dēserō (“I forsake”).

Noun

deserto m (plural desertos)

1. desert

Italian

Alternative forms

• diserto (archaic or literary)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈzɛr.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛrto
• Hyphenation: de‧sèr‧to

Etymology 1

From the older form diserto, from Latin dēsertus, perfect passive participle of dēserō (“to forsake, abandon”).

Adjective

deserto (feminine deserta, masculine plural deserti, feminine plural deserte)

1. deserted, desert

Derived terms

• isola deserta

 

Related terms

• disertare

 

Etymology 2

From the older form diserto, from Latin dēsertum, substantivized neuter form of dēsertus, perfect passive participle of dēserō (“to forsake, abandon”).

Noun

deserto m (plural deserti)

1. desert

Anagrams

• desterò, deterso, detorse, rodeste

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deːˈser.toː/, [d̪eːˈs̠ɛrt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈser.to/, [d̪eˈs̬ɛrt̪o]

Participle

dēsertō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēsertus

Portuguese

deserto

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈzɛʁ.tu/ [deˈzɛh.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈzɛʁ.tu/ [deˈzɛh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /deˈzɛɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deˈzɛʁ.tu/ [deˈzɛχ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈzɛɻ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈzɛɾ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zɛɾ.tu/
• Hyphenation: de‧ser‧to

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese deserto, from Latin dēsertus (“desert”), from dēserō (“to forsake”).

Noun

deserto m (plural desertos)

1. desert (barren area)

Derived terms

• Deserto da Arábia
• Deserto da Argélia
• Deserto do Namibe
• Deserto Sírio

 

Adjective

deserto (feminine deserta, masculine plural desertos, feminine plural desertas)

1. deserted, abandoned

   Synonyms: abandonado, vazio, desabitado, solitário

   Antonym: habitado

2. arid, desertic

   Synonyms: árido, desértico

Derived terms

• ilha deserta

 

Related terms

• desertar
• desertor

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

deserto

1. first-person singular present indicative of desertar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈseɾto/ [d̪eˈseɾ.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɾto
• Syllabification: de‧ser‧to

Verb

deserto

1. first-person singular present indicative of desertar