portento

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

• IPA^(key): /porˈtɛn.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛnto
• Hyphenation: por‧tèn‧to

portento m (plural portenti)

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

• portentoso

• pernotto, pernottò

portentō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of portentus

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

• Hyphenation: por‧ten‧to

portento m (plural portentos)

1. wonder, marvel

   Synonym: maravilha

2. genius, prodigy

   Synonym: génio

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).

portento m (plural portentos)

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

• portentoso

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