futuro

See also: futùro

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian futuro, French futur, English future, German Futur, all ultimately from Latin futūrus, irregular future active participle of sum (I am), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (to become, be). Compare similar IAL derivations like Ido futuro, Interlingue futuro, Volapük fütür.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈturo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation: fu‧tu‧ro

Noun

futuro (accusative singular futuron, plural futuroj, accusative plural futurojn)

  1. (uncountable) future (the time ahead)
    Synonym: estonteco
  2. (countable, grammar) future tense

Derived terms

See also

Galician

Etymology

From Latin futūrus (about to be).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈtuɾo/ [fuˈt̪u.ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Hyphenation: fu‧tu‧ro

Adjective

futuro (feminine futura, masculine plural futuros, feminine plural futuras)

  1. future

Noun

futuro m (plural futuros)

  1. the future
  2. (grammar) future tense

References

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish futuro, Italian futuro, English future, French futur and German Futur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈtu.ro/

Noun

futuro (plural futuri)

  1. future (period that yet has to happen)
    • 1911, Progreso, volume 3, page 454:
      Ni rimarkas ica opiniono : « La futuro apartenas, nek a la panslavismo, nek a la pangermanismo, nek a la panlatinismo, ma a l'Unionita Stati di Europo ».
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (grammar) future tense (tense used for future events)

Antonyms

Derived terms

Interlingua

Noun

futuro (plural futuros)

  1. future (time posterior to the present)

Antonyms

Italian

Etymology

From Latin futūrus (future participle of esse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈtu.ro/
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation: fu‧tù‧ro

Adjective

futuro (feminine futura, masculine plural futuri, feminine plural future)

  1. future
    Synonym: venturo
    Antonym: passato
  2. soon-to-be
    Synonym: presto

Noun

futuro m (plural futuri)

  1. the future
    Synonym: avvenire
  2. (grammar) the future tense
    Hyponyms: futuro semplice, futuro anteriore

Derived terms

Further reading

  • futuro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Participle

futūrō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of futūrus

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish futuro and Portuguese futuro.

Noun

futuro

  1. future

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈtu.ɾu/

  • Rhymes: -uɾu
  • Hyphenation: fu‧tu‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin futūrus (about to be).

Adjective

futuro (feminine futura, masculine plural futuros, feminine plural futuras)

  1. future
    Synonym: vindouro
Derived terms

Noun

futuro m (uncountable)

  1. future (the time ahead)
    Synonyms: destino, porvir, posteridade
    Antonym: passado
    • 1999, Jane Katra, Russell Targ, O coração da mente, Editora Cultrix, →ISBN, page 92:
      É difícil ler sobre o trabalho dessas pessoas e não se convencer da realidade da precognição, mesmo que não se entenda como ela se dá. A descoberta mais importante dos dados combinados — partindo de dezenas dessas experiências de precognição de muitos laboratórios em todo o mundo — é que não é mais difícil ver mediunicamente o futuro do que ver mediunicamente acontecimentos ocultos no presente. Esse é o mistério que nos cativa.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (grammar) future tense
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
  • sem futuro

Etymology 2

Verb

futuro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of futurar

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin futūrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈtuɾo/ [fuˈt̪u.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Syllabification: fu‧tu‧ro

Adjective

futuro (feminine futura, masculine plural futuros, feminine plural futuras)

  1. future (occurring in the future)

Noun

futuro m (plural futuros)

  1. future (the time ahead)
    Synonym: porvenir
    Antonym: pasado
  2. (grammar) future, future tense
    Synonym: tiempo futuro
    Antonym: pasado

Derived terms

Further reading