attento

See also: attentò

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin attentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atˈtɛn.to/[1]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnto
  • Hyphenation: at‧tèn‧to

Adjective

attento (feminine attenta, masculine plural attenti, feminine plural attente, superlative attentissimo)

  1. careful, close, focusing
  2. attentive, intent, watchful, alert
  3. mindful, heedful
Derived terms

Interjection

attento

  1. watch out!; look out!; take care!; mind!; careful!; be careful
  2. caution

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atˈtɛn.to/, /atˈten.to/[1]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnto, -ento
  • Hyphenation: at‧tèn‧to, at‧tén‧to

Verb

attento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of attentare

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 attento in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- +‎ tentō (handle, touch).

Pronunciation

Verb

attentō (present infinitive attentāre, perfect active attentāvī, supine attentātum); first conjugation

  1. to strive after, attempt, try, assay, solicit
  2. to assail, attack
  3. to seek to defile or pollute

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • attentātiō

Descendants

  • French: attenter
  • Italian: attentare
  • Portuguese: atentar
  • Romanian: atenta
  • Sicilian: attintari
  • Spanish: atentar

References

  • attento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • attento”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • attento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

attento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of attentar