aposto

aposto

See also: apostó

Catalan

Verb

aposto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of apostar

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Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese aposto (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin appositus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈpɔstʊ]

Adjective

aposto m (feminine singular aposta, masculine plural apostos, feminine plural apostas)

1. handsome, good-looking
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 227:

     quen foy couardo ou quen ardido, ou foy mao ou bõo, ou quen foy uilão ou paação, ou feo ou aposto, ou arrizado ou flaco, ou barnesco ou escasso, ou mãsso ou sañudo

     who was coward or who was hardy, or who was bad or good, or who was villein or palatial, or ugly or handsome, or vigorous or feeble, or generous or niggardly, or gentle or wicked

   Synonyms: fermoso, gallardo

Verb

aposto

1. past participle of apoñer
2. past participle of apor

References

• “aposto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “aposto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “aposto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “aposto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin appositus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈpoʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpoʃ.tu/

• Hyphenation: a‧pos‧to

Adjective

aposto (feminine aposta, masculine plural apostos, feminine plural apostas, metaphonic)

1. at the ready

Participle

aposto (feminine aposta, masculine plural apostos, feminine plural apostas, metaphonic)

1. past participle of apor

Noun

aposto m (plural apostos, metaphonic)

1. (grammar) noun in apposition

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpɔʃ.tu/

• Hyphenation: a‧pos‧to

Verb

aposto

1. first-person singular present indicative of apostar

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Spanish

Verb

aposto

1. first-person singular present indicative of apostar