opportunità

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opportūnitātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /op.por.tu.niˈta/^*
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: op‧por‧tu‧ni‧tà

Noun

opportunità f (invariable)

1. expediency, advisability, opportunity, timeliness

   Antonym: inopportunità

2. opportunity, chance, occasion, scope

Synonyms

• occasione (2)
• spazio

Related terms

• opportuno

Further reading

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

Maltese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i)

Proto-Italic *op

Latin ob

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Indo-European *pértusder.

Proto-Italic *portus

Latin portus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin opportūnus

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Proto-Italic *-tāts

Latin -tās

Latin opportūnitātembor.

Italian opportunitàbor.

Maltese opportunità

Borrowed from Italian opportunità.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔp.pɔr.tu.nɪˈtaː/
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

opportunità f (plural opportunitajiet)

1. opportunity

See also

• ċans