infinito

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Adjective

infinito (not comparable)

1. (music) infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose end leads back to the beginning

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “infinito”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [in.fiˈniː.t̪o], /infiˈnito/
• Hyphenation: in‧fi‧nì‧to

Adjective

1. infinite
2. boundless, unlimited, unbounded, immeasurable
3. endless, countless
4. (grammar) infinite

Synonyms

• enorme
• eterno
• illimitato
• immortale
• incommensurabile
• innumerevole
• interminabile
• perenne
• sconfinato
• sterminato
• smisurato

Antonyms

• finito
• limitato

Noun

infinito m (plural infiniti)

1. infinity, endlessness

   Synonyms: cosmo, creato, spazio, universo

   all'infinito ― endlessly, forever; in the infinitive

2. (grammar) infinitive mood

   Hyponyms: infinito presente, infinito passato

Derived terms

• infinità
• infinitamente
• infinitesimo
• infinitezza
• infinitivale
• infinitivo

 

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) īnfīnītō

1. dative masculine singular of īnfīnītus
2. dative neuter singular of īnfīnītus
3. ablative masculine singular of īnfīnītus
4. ablative neuter singular of īnfīnītus

References

• infinito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• infinito in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• (infinitive): infinitivo

Etymology

From Latin īnfīnītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): / ĩ.fi.ˈni.tu /
• Hyphenation: in‧fi‧ni‧to

Adjective

1. infinite (boundless, endless)

Noun

infinito m (plural infinitos)

1. (grammar) infinitive (non-finite verb form)
2. (uncountable) infinity (endlessness or unlimitedness)

Related terms

• infinidade

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnfīnītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /infiˈnito/ [ĩɱ.fiˈni.t̪o]

Adjective

infinito (feminine infinita, masculine plural infinitos, feminine plural infinitas)

1. infinite
2. boundless, unlimited, unbounded, immeasurable
3. endless, countless

Noun

infinito m (plural infinitos)

1. infinity

Related terms

• infinidad