prometedor

Catalan

Etymology

From prometre +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [pɾu.mə.təˈðu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.mə.təˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.mə.təˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.me.teˈðoɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [pɾo.me.teˈðo]

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Adjective

prometedor (feminine prometedora, masculine plural prometedors, feminine plural prometedores)

1. promising
   • 1997, Àlan Greus, L'amulet egipci, 10th edition, Bromera, published 2004, →ISBN, page 35:

     He de reconéixer que els dots del Joan com a actor són prometedors.

     I have to admit that Joan's talents as an actor are promising.

Further reading

• “prometedor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “prometedor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “prometedor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “prometedor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese prometer

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tōrem

Old Galician-Portuguese -dor

Portuguese -dor

Portuguese prometedor

From prometer + -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.me.teˈdoʁ/ [pɾo.me.teˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.me.teˈdoʁ/ [pɾo.me.teˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾo.me.teˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾo.me.teˈdoʁ/ [pɾo.me.teˈdoχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pɾo.me.teˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.mɨ.tɨˈdoɾ/ [pɾu.mɨ.tɨˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.mɨ.tɨˈdoɾ/ [pɾu.mɨ.tɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.mɨ.tɨˈdo.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pro‧me‧te‧dor

Adjective

prometedor (feminine prometedora, masculine plural prometedores, feminine plural prometedoras)

1. promising

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish prometer

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Spanish -dor

Spanish prometedor

From prometer + -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾometeˈdoɾ/ [pɾo.me.t̪eˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧me‧te‧dor

Adjective

prometedor (feminine prometedora, masculine plural prometedores, feminine plural prometedoras)

1. promising

   Synonym: halagüeño

Further reading

• “prometedor”, 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