onta

From -onta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈonta/
• Hyphenation: on‧ta
• Rhymes: -onta

onta (accusative singular ontan, plural ontaj, accusative plural ontajn)

1. upcoming, future

   Synonym: futura

• honta

Attested since 1370, but its derivative aontadamente is attested earlier, since circa 1300. Borrowed from Old French honte, from Frankish *haunitha, from Proto-Germanic *hauniþō (“humiliation”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈontɐ]

onta f (plural ontas)

1. (archaic) shame
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 403:

     Polidamas auj́a grã pesar et grãde onta por seu padre Antenor, que era preso

     Polydamas had great sorrow and great shame because of his father, Anthenor, who was imprisoned

   Synonym: vergonza

2. (archaic) insult, affront
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 476:

     Mays, señor, rrógouos agora que me digades qual fuy o pesar ou engãno ou perda ou honta que eu fige a uós et a uosas cõpañas

     But, lord, I'm begging you now to tell me what was the pain or mistake or loss or affront that I made to you or to your armies

   Synonym: deosto

• aontadamente
• aontado

• “onta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “onta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “onta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “onta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Borrowed from Old French honte, from early Medieval Latin haunta, borrowed from Frankish *haunitha, from Proto-Germanic *hauniþō (“humiliation”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈon.ta/
• Rhymes: -onta
• Hyphenation: ón‧ta

onta f (plural onte) (obsolete)

1. shame, disgrace

   I Romani dovettero subire l'onta delle Forche Caudine. ― The Romans had to suffer the shame of the [battle of the] Caudine Forks.

   Synonyms: disonore, ignominia, infamia, scorno, smacco, umiliazione, vergogna

   Antonyms: fama, gloria, lustro, merito, onore, vanto

2. insult, affront

   L'onta patita fu lavata nel sangue. ― The endured insult was washed away with blood.

   Synonyms: affronto, ingiuria, insulto, offesa, oltraggio, umiliazione

3. (figurative, poetic) damage, harm, nuisance
   • c. 1800, Giuseppe Parini, Il giorno [The Day], Luigi Mussi, published 1803, Notte, lines 31-33, page 138:

     […] e contro all'onte ¶ della pioggia e del sol ben forte armata ¶ mille e più passi l'accompagna ei stesso […]

     […] and he himself accompanies her, strongly guarded against the damages of the rain and the Sun, for a thousand steps and more […]

   Synonyms: danno, ingiuria, molestia, offesa

• adontare

• ontoso

• OTAN, anto-, nato, nota, tona

From unta.

onta

1. camel

onta

1. camel