indistinto

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin indistīnctus, from in- +‎ distīnctus, perfect passive participle of Latin distinguō. By surface analysis, in- +‎ distinto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.disˈtin.to/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: in‧di‧stìn‧to

Adjective

indistinto (feminine indistinta, masculine plural indistinti, feminine plural indistinte)

1. indistinct, vague, blurred

   Synonyms: confuso, debole, vago

   Antonym: distinto

Derived terms

• indistintamente

Further reading

• “indistinto”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “indistinto” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• “indistinto” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• “indistìnto” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• indistinto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• “indistinto”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-

Latin distīnctus

Late Latin indistīnctuslbor.

Portuguese indistinto

Learned borrowing from Late Latin indistīnctus. By surface analysis, in- + distinto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒisˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒisˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒiʃˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.dɨʃˈtĩ.tu/, /ĩ.diʃˈtĩ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ĩtu
• Hyphenation: in‧dis‧tin‧to

Adjective

indistinto (feminine indistinta, masculine plural indistintos, feminine plural indistintas)

1. indistinct (not clearly defined)

   Antonym: distinto

Derived terms

• indistintamente

Further reading

• “indistinto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “indistinto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “indistinto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “indistinto”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “indistinto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “indistinto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-

Latin distīnctus

Late Latin indistīnctuslbor.

Spanish indistinto

Learned borrowing from Late Latin indistīnctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indisˈtinto/ [ĩn̪.d̪isˈt̪ĩn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -into
• Syllabification: in‧dis‧tin‧to

Adjective

indistinto (feminine indistinta, masculine plural indistintos, feminine plural indistintas)

1. indistinct

Derived terms

• indistintamente

Further reading

• “indistinto”, 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