contino
See also: Contino
English
Etymology
From early modern Portuguese and Spanish contino, ellipsis of ombre contino, from Latin continuum.
Noun
contino (plural continos)
- (historical) Alternative form of continuo, a personal guard of the Spanish or Portuguese king.
Italian
Verb
contino
- inflection of contare:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Anagrams
- connoti
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin continuus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈt͡ʃi.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈti.nu/
- Hyphenation: con‧ti‧no
Adjective
contino (feminine contina, masculine plural continos, feminine plural continas)
- (obsolete, poetic) Alternative form of contínuo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈtino/ [kõn̪ˈt̪i.no]
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: con‧ti‧no
Adjective
contino (feminine contina, masculine plural continos, feminine plural continas)
- Obsolete spelling of continuo
Noun
contino m (plural continos)
- Obsolete spelling of continuo
Further reading
- “contino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014