portento

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛnto

Noun

portento m (plural portenti)

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

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

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
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