porvenir

Spanish

Etymology

From por +‎ venir (“literally "to come"”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾbeˈniɾ/ [poɾ.β̞eˈniɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: por‧ve‧nir

Noun

porvenir m (plural porvenires)

1. future (goodness in what is yet to come; something to look forward to)

   Synonym: salida

2. prospect

   Synonym: perspectiva

3. potential

   Synonym: potencial

See also

• futuro

 

Further reading

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