Lento
See also: lento
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Lento.
Proper noun
Lento (plural Lentos)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lento is the 36525th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 612 individuals. Lento is most common among White (96.24%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lento”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 423.
Italian
Etymology
From lento (“slow”), a nickname for a slow or lazy person.
Proper noun
Lento m or f by sense
- a surname
Latin
Etymology
From lentus (“slow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlen.toː/, [ˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlen.to/, [ˈlɛn̪t̪o]
Proper noun
Lentō m sg (genitive Lentōnis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Caesennius Lento, a Roman politician
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lentō |
| Genitive | Lentōnis |
| Dative | Lentōnī |
| Accusative | Lentōnem |
| Ablative | Lentōne |
| Vocative | Lentō |
References
- Lento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette