ostento

ostento

1. first-person singular present indicative of ostentar

• IPA^(key): /oˈstɛn.to/, (traditional) /oˈsten.to/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛnto, (traditional) -ento
• Hyphenation: o‧stèn‧to, (traditional) o‧stén‧to

ostento

1. first-person singular present indicative of ostentare

• sonetto

Frequentative of ostendō (“show, expose”), through its past participle, ostentus.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /osˈten.toː/, [ɔs̠ˈt̪ɛn̪t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /osˈten.to/, [osˈt̪ɛn̪t̪o]

ostentō (present infinitive ostentāre, perfect active ostentāvī, supine ostentātum); first conjugation

1. to exhibit, show, present

   Synonyms: praebeō, ostendō, expōnō, prōdō, prōpōnō, indicō, acclārō, profiteor, vulgō, prōferō, prōtrahō, gerō, praestō, coarguō, fateor

2. to show off, make a boastful display of
3. to offer as an example
4. to promise, proffer

   Synonyms: dēspondeō, voveō, spondeō, profiteor, prōmittō, stipulor, polliceor, pangō

5. to hold up as a threat, menace with
6. to point out, signify, reveal

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

• “ostento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ostento”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ostento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

ostento

1. first-person singular present indicative of ostentar

• IPA^(key): /osˈtento/ [osˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: os‧ten‧to

ostento

1. first-person singular present indicative of ostentar