alerto

See also: alertó

Catalan

Verb

alerto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alertar

Portuguese

Verb

alerto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alertar

Spanish

Verb

alerto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alertar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alerta with a change in gender, from Italian all'erta (“to the height”). Doublet of alerta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈleɾto/ [ʔɐˈlɛɾ.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eɾto
  • Syllabification: a‧ler‧to

Noun

alerto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. alert
    Synonyms: babala, hudyat, alarma

Adjective

alerto (feminine alerta, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. alert; vigilant
    Synonyms: alisto, handa, bihilante, maingat

Further reading

  • “alerto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 32
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23
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