momento

English

Etymology

From confusion of memento with moment, as in "a memorable moment".

Noun

momento

1. Misspelling of memento.

Usage notes

This spelling is so common that some references now no longer consider it a misspelling.

References

• “memento” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (usage note)

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈmento/
• Rhymes: -ento

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

momento (accusative singular momenton, plural momentoj, accusative plural momentojn)

1. moment, instant
   • 1952, F. Omelka, La Alaska stafeto, Project Gutenberg transcription

     Kaj en tiu ĉi solena momento ekparolis la ŝerifo.

     And in this solemn moment up spoke the sherif.

Derived terms

• momenta
• momente

 

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin momentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈmen.to̝/
• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to

Noun

momento m (plural momentos)

1. moment, instant

   Synonyms: instante, retrinco

2. (physics) momentum

Further reading

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

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English momentum, French moment, German Moment, Italian momento, Russian моме́нт (momént), Spanish momento. Decision no. 1272, Progreso VII. Old superseded sense also through Esperanto momento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈmento/

Noun

momento (plural momenti)

1. (physics) momentum

   Synonym: mov-quanto (rare)

2. (superseded, rare) moment [1907–1912/13]

   Synonym: instanto

References

• Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 173

• Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 71

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Interlingua

Noun

momento (plural momentos)

1. moment

   In iste momento, io es euphoric.

   In this moment, I am euphoric.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin mōmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈmen.to/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: mo‧mén‧to

Noun

momento m (plural momenti)

1. moment
2. (physics) momentum

Derived terms

• dal momento che
• momentaneamente
• momentaneo
• momento angolare

See also

• istante

Further reading

• momento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Noun

mōmentō

1. dative singular of mōmentum
2. ablative singular of mōmentum

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin momentum.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.ˈmẽ.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.ˈmẽ.tu/, [mõ̞.ˈmẽ̞ɪ̯̃ⁿ.t̪ʊ]
• Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to
• Rhymes: -ẽtu

Noun

momento m (plural momentos)

1. moment (very brief period of time)
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 508:

     Harry estudou-o por um momento.

     Harry studied him for a moment.

2. (physics) momentum

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:momento.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mōmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈmento/, [moˈmẽn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to

Noun

momento m (plural momentos)

1. (time) moment, instant

   Un momento, señor.

   One moment, sir.

   Synonym: instante

2. timing

   Fue un mal momento, así de simple. ― It was bad timing, plain and simple.

   ¡Buen momento! Tengo el día libre. ― Good timing! I have the day off.

3. (physics) momentum

Derived terms

• cuadrimomento
• de momento
• en cualquier momento
• hasta el momento
• momentáneo
• momentazo
• momentito
• momento de fuerza
• momento de la verdad
• por el momento
• por momentos

 

See also

• lapso
• segundo

Further reading

• “momento” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.