lento

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian lento.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) Rhymes: -ɛntəʊ

Adjective

lento ‎(comparative more lento, superlative most lento)

1. (music) Very slow.

Adverb

lento ‎(comparative more lento, superlative most lento)

1. (music) Very slowly.

See also

• Tempo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Tempo

Anagrams

• Elton
• let on

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Esperanto

Noun

lento ‎(accusative singular lenton, plural lentoj, accusative plural lentojn)

1. lentil (plant, seed)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlento/
• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: len‧to

Etymology 1

lentää ‎(“to fly”) +‎ -o

Noun

lento

1. The act of flying or being in the air.
2. The flight in a flying vehicle or spacecraft.

Declension

Inflection of lento (Kotus type 1/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		lento	lennot
genitive		lennon	lentojen
partitive		lentoa	lentoja
illative		lentoon	lentoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lento	lennot
accusative	nom.	lento	lennot
	gen.	lennon
genitive		lennon	lentojen
partitive		lentoa	lentoja
inessive		lennossa	lennoissa
elative		lennosta	lennoista
illative		lentoon	lentoihin
adessive		lennolla	lennoilla
ablative		lennolta	lennoilta
allative		lennolle	lennoille
essive		lentona	lentoina
translative		lennoksi	lennoiksi
instructive		—	lennoin
abessive		lennotta	lennoitta
comitative		—	lentoineen

Derived terms

Derived terms

avaruuslento lennokki lennonjohto lennosto

lentokenttä lentokone lentopallo yölento

Etymology 2

Italian lento

Adverb

lento

1. (music) lento (slowly)

Anagrams

• leton, telon

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French

Etymology

Italian lento

Adverb

lento

1. (music) slowly; lento

External links

• “lento” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Galician

Adjective

lento m (feminine singular lenta, masculine plural lentos, feminine plural lentas)

1. slow

Synonyms

• tardo

Antonyms

• rápido

Derived terms

• lentamente

References

• “lento” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin lentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛn.to/

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Adjective

lento m ‎(feminine singular lenta, masculine plural lenti, feminine plural lente)

1. slow

Antonyms

• veloce, svelto

Related terms

Related terms

allentare lentamente

lentezza rallentare

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlen.toː/, [ˈɫɛn.toː]

Verb

lentō ‎(present infinitive lentāre, perfect active lentāvī, supine lentātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) I bend under strain, I flex

Inflection

Conjugation of lento (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lentō	lentās	lentat	lentāmus	lentātis	lentant
	imperfect	lentābam	lentābās	lentābat	lentābāmus	lentābātis	lentābant
	future	lentābō	lentābis	lentābit	lentābimus	lentābitis	lentābunt
	perfect	lentāvī	lentāvistī	lentāvit	lentāvimus	lentāvistis	lentāvērunt, lentāvēre
	pluperfect	lentāveram	lentāverās	lentāverat	lentāverāmus	lentāverātis	lentāverant
	future perfect	lentāverō	lentāveris	lentāverit	lentāverimus	lentāveritis	lentāverint
passive	present	lentor	lentāris, lentāre	lentātur	lentāmur	lentāminī	lentantur
	imperfect	lentābar	lentābāris, lentābāre	lentābātur	lentābāmur	lentābāminī	lentābantur
	future	lentābor	lentāberis, lentābere	lentābitur	lentābimur	lentābiminī	lentābuntur
	perfect	lentātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	lentātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	lentātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lentem	lentēs	lentet	lentēmus	lentētis	lentent
	imperfect	lentārem	lentārēs	lentāret	lentārēmus	lentārētis	lentārent
	perfect	lentāverim	lentāverīs	lentāverit	lentāverīmus	lentāverītis	lentāverint
	pluperfect	lentāvissem	lentāvissēs	lentāvisset	lentāvissēmus	lentāvissētis	lentāvissent
passive	present	lenter	lentēris, lentēre	lentētur	lentēmur	lentēminī	lententur
	imperfect	lentārer	lentārēris, lentārēre	lentārētur	lentārēmur	lentārēminī	lentārentur
	perfect	lentātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	lentātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	lentā	—	—	lentāte	—
	future	—	lentātō	lentātō	—	lentātōte	lentantō
passive	present	—	lentāre	—	—	lentāminī	—
	future	—	lentātor	lentātor	—	—	lentantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		lentāre	lentāvisse	lentātūrus esse	lentārī	lentātus esse	lentātum īrī
participles		lentāns	—	lentātūrus	—	lentātus	lentandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		lentāre	lentandī	lentandō	lentandum	lentātum	lentātū

References

• lento in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lento in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lentus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.tu/
• Hyphenation: len‧to

Adjective

lento m ‎(feminine singular lenta, masculine plural lentos, feminine plural lentas, comparable)

1. slow (not quick in motion)

Inflection

Inflection of lento

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	lento	lenta	lentos	lentas
comparative	mais lento	mais lenta	mais lentos	mais lentas
superlative	o mais lento lentíssimo	a mais lenta lentíssima	os mais lentos lentíssimos	as mais lentas lentíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	lentinho	lentinha	lentinhos	lentinhas

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lentus.

Adjective

lento m ‎(feminine singular lenta, masculine plural lentos, feminine plural lentas)

1. slow

Synonyms

• tardo

Antonyms

• rápido

Related terms

• lentamente
• lentitud

References

• “lento” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.