beato
See also: Beato
Asturian
Adjective
beato
- neuter of beatu
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈa.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: be‧à‧to
Etymology 1
Adjective
beato (feminine beata, masculine plural beati, feminine plural beate)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Participle
beato (feminine beata, masculine plural beati, feminine plural beate)
- past participle of beare
Further reading
- beato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
beātō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of beātus
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈa.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈa.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbja.tu/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: be‧a‧to
Noun
beato m (plural beatos, feminine beata, feminine plural beatas)
- someone who has been beatified by the Catholic Church
- someone who is (very) devout
- (derogatory) someone who is falsely devout
Derived terms
- beataria
- beatice
- beatorro
Further reading
- “beato”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “beato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈato/ [beˈa.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: be‧a‧to
Adjective
beato (feminine beata, masculine plural beatos, feminine plural beatas)
- having too much beatitude, goody goody, pious, sanctimonious
Derived terms
Further reading
- “beato”, 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