portento

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /porˈtɛn.to/ Rhymes: -ɛnto Hyphenation: por‧tèn‧to === Noun === portento m (plural portenti) wonder, marvel miracle genius, prodigy ==== Related terms ==== portentoso === Anagrams === pernotto, pernottò == Latin == === Participle === portentō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of portentus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”). Compare English portend, portent with similar meaning. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: por‧ten‧to === Noun === portento m (plural portentos) wonder, marvel Synonym: maravilha genius, prodigy Synonym: génio === Further reading === “portento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “portento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /poɾˈtento/ [poɾˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: por‧ten‧to === Noun === portento m (plural portentos) wonder, marvel something wonderful or amazing a sight to behold ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “portento”, 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