apto
English
Noun
apto (uncountable)
- Clipping of aptophilia
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈap.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈap.t̪o]
Verb
aptō (present infinitive aptāre, perfect active aptāvī, supine aptātum); first conjugation
Conjugation
Conjugation of aptō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Asturian: atar
- Galician: atar
- Italian: attare, ⇒ riattare
- Portuguese: atar, aptar
- Spanish: atar, aptar
References
- “apto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “apto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- apto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin aptus, perfect passive participle of apō.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈap.tu/, /ˈa.pi.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈap.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.ptu/
- Hyphenation: ap‧to
Adjective
apto (feminine apta, masculine plural aptos, feminine plural aptas)
- apt (fitted or qualified to do something)
Related terms
Noun
apto m (plural aptos)
- someone who is apt to do something
Etymology 2
Noun
apto m (plural aptos)
- abbreviation of apartamento
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aptus, perfect passive participle of apō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈabto/ [ˈaβ̞.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -abto
- Syllabification: ap‧to
Adjective
apto (feminine apta, masculine plural aptos, feminine plural aptas)
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
apto
- first-person singular present indicative of aptar
Further reading
- “apto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024