portentoso
Italian
Etymology
From Latin portentōsus, from portentus.
Adjective
portentoso (feminine portentosa, masculine plural portentosi, feminine plural portentose)
- prodigious, wonderful, marvelous, portentous
Related terms
- portento
- portentosamente
Anagrams
- sottoporne
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin portentōsus, from portentus. By surface analysis, portento + -oso.
Adjective
portentoso (feminine portentosa, masculine plural portentosos, feminine plural portentosas, metaphonic)
- prodigious, wonderful, marvelous, portentous
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin portentōsus, from portentus. Synchronically analyzable as portento + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poɾtenˈtoso/ [poɾ.t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪o.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: por‧ten‧to‧so
Adjective
portentoso (feminine portentosa, masculine plural portentosos, feminine plural portentosas)
- prodigious, wonderful, marvelous, portentous
Derived terms
- portentosamente
Related terms
- portento
Further reading
- “portentoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014