atento

See also: atentó

Esperanto

Etymology

From atenta +‎ -o.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈtento/
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Noun

atento (accusative singular atenton, plural atentoj, accusative plural atentojn)

  1. attention

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈtẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈtẽ.to/

  • Rhymes: -ẽtu
  • Hyphenation: a‧ten‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin attentus.

Adjective

atento (feminine atenta, masculine plural atentos, feminine plural atentas, comparable, comparative mais atento, superlative o mais atento or atentíssimo)

  1. attentive
    Antonym: desatento

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

atento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of atentar

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈtento/ [aˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: a‧ten‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin attentus.[1]

Adjective

atento (feminine atenta, masculine plural atentos, feminine plural atentas)

  1. attentive
    Synonyms: interesado, (colloquial) al loro
  2. polite, courteous
    Synonyms: cordial, cortés, educado
  3. thoughtful
    Synonym: considerado
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

atento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of atentar (“to attack, to strike”)

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

Venetian

Adjective

atento (feminine singular atenta, masculine plural atenti, feminine plural atente)

  1. careful, attentive
    Synonym: tento
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