aliento

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈljento/ [aˈljẽn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: a‧lien‧to === Etymology 1 === Probably a deverbal from alentar. The diphthong /je/ complicates a direct inheritance from Latin anhēlitus. ==== Noun ==== aliento m (plural alientos) breath ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== aliento first-person singular present indicative of alentar (“to encourage, to cheer up”) === References === === Further reading === “aliento”, 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