momento
English
Etymology
From confusion of memento with moment, as in "a memorable moment".
Noun
momento
- Misspelling of memento.
Usage notes
This spelling is so common that some references now no longer consider it a misspelling.
References
- “memento”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (usage note)
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [moˈmento]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ento
- Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to
Noun
momento (accusative singular momenton, plural momentoj, accusative plural momentojn)
- moment, instant
- 1952, F. Omelka, La Alaska stafeto, Project Gutenberg transcription
- Kaj en tiu ĉi solena momento ekparolis la ŝerifo.
- And in this solemn moment up spoke the sherif.
- Kaj en tiu ĉi solena momento ekparolis la ŝerifo.
- 1952, F. Omelka, La Alaska stafeto, Project Gutenberg transcription
Derived terms
- momenta
- momente
Galician
Etymology
From Latin momentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈmen.to̝/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to
Noun
momento m (plural momentos)
- moment, instant
- Synonyms: instante, retrinco
- (physics) momentum
Further reading
- “momento” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English momentum, French moment, German Moment, Italian momento, Russian моме́нт (momént), Spanish momento. Decision no. 1272, Progreso VII. Old superseded sense also through Esperanto momento.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈmento/
Noun
momento (plural momenti)
- (physics) momentum
- Synonym: mov-quanto (rare)
- (superseded, rare) moment [1907–1912/13]
- Synonym: instanto
References
- Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 173
- Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 71
Interlingua
Noun
momento (plural momentos)
- moment
- In iste momento, io es euphoric.
- In this moment, I am euphoric.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin mōmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈmen.to/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ento
- Hyphenation: mo‧mén‧to
Noun
momento m (plural momenti)
- moment
- (physics) momentum
Derived terms
- dal momento che
- momentaneamente
- momentaneo
- momento angolare
See also
- istante
Further reading
- momento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
mōmentō
- dative/ablative singular of mōmentum
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mōmentum.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈmẽ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈmẽ.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /muˈmẽ.tu/
- Rhymes: -ẽtu
- Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to
Noun
momento m (plural momentos)
- moment (very brief period of time)
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 508:
- Harry estudou-o por um momento.
- Harry studied him for a moment.
-
- (physics) momentum
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:momento.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin mōmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈmento/ [moˈmẽn̪.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: mo‧men‧to
Noun
momento m (plural momentos)
- (time) moment, instant
- Un momento, señor.
- One moment, sir.
- Synonym: instante
- timing
- Fue un mal momento, así de simple.
- It was bad timing, plain and simple.
- ¡Buen momento! Tengo el día libre.
- Good timing! I have the day off.
- (physics) momentum
Derived terms
- cuadrimomento
- de momento
- de un momento a otro
- en cualquier momento
- en su momento
- en todo momento
- hasta el momento
- momentáneo
- momentazo
- momentito
- momento de fuerza
- momento de la verdad
- por el momento
- por momentos
- último momento
See also
- lapso
- segundo
Further reading
- “momento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014