adepto

== Esperanto == === Etymology === Borrowed from English adept, French adepte, German Adept, Italian adepto and Polish adept. First attested in 1888. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈdepto/ Rhymes: -epto Syllabification: a‧dep‧to === Noun === adepto (accusative singular adepton, plural adeptoj, accusative plural adeptojn) adept (skillful person) follower, adherent ==== Synonyms ==== (follower): ano, aliĝinto, disĉiplo, zeloto ==== Derived terms ==== adeptaro (“following, group of followers”) adeptigi (“to recruit, indoctrinate”) === References === === Further reading === == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from Esperanto adepto, Italian adepto, Spanish adepto, English adept and French adepte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈdep.to/ Hyphenation: a‧dep‧to === Noun === adepto (plural adepti) follower, adherent == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin adeptus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈdɛp.to/ Rhymes: -ɛpto Hyphenation: a‧dèp‧to === Noun === adepto m (plural adepti, feminine adepta) follower, initiate === Further reading === adepto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === dopate == Latin == === Participle === adeptō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of adeptus == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧dep‧to === Noun === adepto m (plural adeptos, feminine adepta, feminine plural adeptas) contributor, adept (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) (sports) fan; supporter Synonym: fã === Further reading === “adepto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “adepto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adeptus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈdebto/ [aˈð̞eβ̞.t̪o] Rhymes: -ebto Syllabification: a‧dep‧to === Noun === adepto m (plural adeptos, feminine adepta, feminine plural adeptas) supporter, follower === Further reading === “adepto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish adepto, from Latin adeptus. The senses “adept” were semantic loans from English adept. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈdepto/ [ʔɐˈd̪ɛp.t̪o] Rhymes: -epto Syllabification: a‧dep‧to === Adjective === adepto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜓ) adept (well skilled) Synonyms: sanay, bihasa === Noun === adepto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜓ) adept (one fully skilled or well versed in anything); expert; specialist Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto, espesyalista, perito follower of a sect Synonyms: tagasunod, alagad, tauhan, disipulo === Further reading === “adepto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 11