apto

== English == === Etymology === Clipping of aptophilia. === Pronunciation === enPR: ăpt′ə (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæpt.ə/; (also Received Pronunciation) /ˈapt.ə/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛpt.ə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈapt.ə/, /ˈapt.ʌ/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)pʈ.o/ Rhymes: -æptə Hyphenation: apt‧o === Noun === apto (uncountable) Clipping of aptophilia. === Further reading === “apto”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈap.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈap.to] Hyphenation: ap‧tō === Etymology 1 === From aptus (“suitable, fitting”) +‎ -ō, or from apiō (“to fasten”) +‎ -tō. ==== Verb ==== aptō (present infinitive aptāre, perfect active aptāvī, supine aptātum); first conjugation to fasten, fit, apply, adjust to adapt, accommodate, fit to make ready, prepare ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Asturian: atar Galician: atar Italian: attare, ⇒ riattare Portuguese: atar, aptar Spanish: atar, aptar === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== aptō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of aptus === References === “apto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “apto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “apto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. === Further reading === R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “apto”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin aptus, perfect passive participle of apō. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: (Brazil, Portugal) -aptu, (Brazil) -apitu Hyphenation: ap‧to, a‧pto ==== Adjective ==== apto (feminine apta, masculine plural aptos, feminine plural aptas) apt (fitted or qualified to do something) ===== Related terms ===== ==== Noun ==== apto m (plural aptos, feminine apta, feminine plural aptas) someone who is apt to do something === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== apto m (plural aptos) abbreviation of apartamento (“apartment”) === Further reading === “apto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “apto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈabto/ [ˈaβ̞.t̪o] Rhymes: -abto Syllabification: ap‧to === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin aptus, perfect passive participle of apō. ==== Adjective ==== apto (feminine apta, masculine plural aptos, feminine plural aptas) suitable; capable, able; fit Synonyms: adecuado, apropiado, calificado, capaz, competente, conveniente, diestro, eficaz, hábil, idóneo, mañoso, preparado, suficiente Antonyms: inapto, incapaz, incompetente, inepto, suspenso ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== apto first-person singular present indicative of aptar === Further reading === “apto”, 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