honesto

== Latin == === Etymology === From honestus (“honorable, respectable”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɔˈnɛs.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [oˈnɛs.to] === Verb === honestō (present infinitive honestāre, perfect active honestāvī, supine honestātum); first conjugation to honor, dignify, clothe with honor Synonym: honōrō ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== honestāmentum ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Italian: onestare === Adjective === honestō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of honestus === References === “honesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “honesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “honesto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese onesto, from Latin honestus, from honor. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ho‧nes‧to === Adjective === honesto (feminine honesta, masculine plural honestos, feminine plural honestas, comparable, comparative mais honesto, superlative o mais honesto or honestíssimo) honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth) ==== Derived terms ==== honestamente === Further reading === “honesto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin honestus, an adjective based on honor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈnesto/ [oˈnes.t̪o] Rhymes: -esto Syllabification: ho‧nes‧to === Adjective === honesto (feminine honesta, masculine plural honestos, feminine plural honestas) honest Synonym: sincero honorable Synonym: honrado ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Verb === honesto first-person singular present indicative of honestar === Further reading === “honesto”, 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