moderno

Asturian

Adjective

moderno

1. neuter of modernu

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin modernus; from Latin modo (“just now”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈdɛr.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛrno
• Hyphenation: mo‧dèr‧no

• Audio:

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Adjective

moderno (feminine moderna, masculine plural moderni, feminine plural moderne, superlative modernissimo)

1. modern

   Antonym: antico

Related terms

• modernamente
• modernariato
• modernismo
• modernità
• modernizzare

See also

• contemporaneo

Anagrams

• dromone, monderò, morendo

Latin

Adjective

modernō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of modernus

Latvian

Adjective

moderno

1. inflection of moderns:
   1. definite vocative/accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
   2. definite genitive masculine/feminine plural

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin modernus; from Latin modo (“just now”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛʁ.nu/ [moˈdɛɦ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛʁ.nu/ [moˈdɛɦ.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛɾ.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛʁ.nu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛɻ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛʁ.no/ [moˈdɛɦ.no]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈdɛɾ.nu/ [muˈðɛɾ.nu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: mo‧der‧no

Adjective

moderno (feminine moderna, masculine plural modernos, feminine plural modernas)

1. modern (pertaining to the current time and style)

   Synonyms: atual, contemporâneo, hodierno, presente

   Antonyms: antigo, arcaico, passado, primevo, primitivo

Derived terms

• idade moderna

Related terms

• modernamente
• modernidade
• modernismo
• modernista
• modernização
• modernizado
• modernizador
• modernizante
• modernizar
• modernoso

Further reading

• “moderno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “moderno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “moderno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin modernus; from Latin modo (“just now”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈdeɾno/ [moˈð̞eɾ.no]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾno
• Syllabification: mo‧der‧no

Adjective

moderno (feminine moderna, masculine plural modernos, feminine plural modernas, superlative modernísimo)

1. modern
   • 2021 April 26, John Malathronas, “¿Cuáles son los idiomas más fáciles (y difíciles) de aprender para los hablantes nativos de inglés?”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     El griego moderno es quizá el idioma más fácil de aprender que utiliza un alfabeto diferente.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. modern-day

Derived terms

• a la moderna
• a lo moderno
• arte moderno
• Edad Moderna
• griego moderno
• pentatlón moderno
• tardomoderno

Related terms

• modernizar
• modo

Descendants

• → Tagalog: moderno

Further reading

• “moderno”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moderno (“modern”), from Late Latin modernus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /moˈdeɾno/ [moˈd̪ɛɾ.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɾno
• Syllabification: mo‧der‧no

Adjective

moderno (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜓ)

1. modern

   Synonyms: makabago, napapanahon

   • 2006, Manipesto ng Partido Komunista‎^[2], Palimbagang Sentral Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas, archived from the original on 19 October 2019, page 38:

     Kung gayon, makikita natin kung paano ang modernong burgesya ay produkto mismo ng mahabang proseso ng pag-unlad, ng isang serye ng mga rebolusyon sa moda ng produksyon at palitan.

     We see, therefore, how the modern bourgeoisie is itself the product of a long course of development, of a series of revolutions in the modes of production and of exchange.

Derived terms

• kamodernuhan
• pagkamoderno

Related terms

• moda
• modernidad
• modernismo
• modernista
• modo
• posmodernismo
• posmodernista
• posmoderno

Further reading

• “moderno”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018