deserto

See also: desertó

Catalan

Verb

deserto

1. first-person singular present indicative of desertar

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
• Syllabification: 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

Further reading

• “deserto”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “deserto”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese deserto, from Latin dēsertus (“desert”), from dēserō (“to 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 Latin) IPA^(key): [deːˈsɛr.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [deˈs̬ɛr.to]

Participle

dēsertō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēsertus

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēsertus.

Adjective

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

1. deserted

   Synonym: despoblado

Noun

deserto m (plural desertos)

1. desert

Descendants

• Galician: deserto
• Portuguese: deserto

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “deserto”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “deserto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “deserto”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “deserto”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

Portuguese

Dunas de um deserto ― A desert’s dunes

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈzɛʁ.tu/ [deˈzɛh.tu], /d͡ʒiˈzɛʁ.tu/ [d͡ʒiˈzɛh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /deˈzɛɾ.tu/, /d͡ʒiˈzɛɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deˈzɛʁ.tu/ [deˈzɛχ.tu], /d͡ʒiˈzɛʁ.tu/ [d͡ʒiˈzɛχ.tu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /deˈzɛɻ.tu/, /d͡ʒiˈzɛɻ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈzɛɾ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɛɾtu
• Homophone: diserto (Brazil, some pronunciations)
• Hyphenation: de‧ser‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese deserto, from Latin dēsertum (“deserted”), 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

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

deserto

1. first-person singular present indicative of desertar