portento

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (I predict, I foretell).

Pronunciation

Noun

portento m (plural portenti)

  1. wonder, marvel
  2. miracle
  3. genius, prodigy

Anagrams


Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) portentō

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (I predict, I foretell). Compare English portend, portent with similar meaning.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: por‧ten‧to

Noun

portento m (plural portentos)

  1. wonder, marvel
  2. genius, prodigy

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (I predict, I foretell).

Noun

portento m (plural portentos)

  1. wonder, marvel
  2. something wonderful or amazing
  3. a sight to behold

Derived terms