experto

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.

Proto-Italic *parjō

Latin pariō

Latin experior

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin expertuslbor.

Galician experto

Learned borrowing from Latin expertus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eksˈpɛɾto/ [eks̺ˈpɛɾ.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɾto
• Hyphenation: ex‧per‧to

Noun

experto m (plural expertos, feminine experta, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert
   • 2016, Malandómeda, Que prea! [song]:

     Faltan os que saben e sobran expertos

     We are lacking those who know and have too many experts

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “experto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “experto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Latin

Participle

expertō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of expertus

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.

Proto-Italic *parjō

Latin pariō

Latin experior

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin expertuslbor.

Portuguese experto

Learned borrowing from Latin expertus. Doublet of esperto and expert.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [isˈpɛh.tu], /esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [esˈpɛh.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [isˈpɛh.tu], /esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [esˈpɛh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛɾ.tu/, /esˈpɛɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɛʁ.tu/ [iʃˈpɛχ.tu], /eʃˈpɛʁ.tu/ [eʃˈpɛχ.tu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛɻ.tu/, /esˈpɛɻ.tu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛɾ.tu/, /ɐjʃˈpɛɾ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛɾ.tu/, /ɐjʃˈpɛɾ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛɾ.tu/, /ejʃˈpɛɾ.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛɾ.tu/, /ejʃˈpɛɾ.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛɾ.tu/, /eʃˈpɛɾ.tu/

• Hyphenation: ex‧per‧to

Adjective

experto (feminine experta, masculine plural expertos, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert

Noun

experto m (plural expertos, feminine experta, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.

Proto-Italic *parjō

Latin pariō

Latin experior

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin expertuslbor.

Spanish experto

Learned borrowing from Latin expertus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsˈpeɾto/ [eɣ̞sˈpeɾ.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾto
• Syllabification: ex‧per‧to

Adjective

experto (feminine experta, masculine plural expertos, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert

Derived terms

• sistema experto

Noun

experto m (plural expertos, feminine experta, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert

   Synonym: perito

Related terms

• experta

Further reading

• “experto”, 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