importuno
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.porˈtu.no/
- Rhymes: -uno
- Hyphenation: im‧por‧tù‧no
Etymology 1
From Latin importūnus.
Adjective
importuno (feminine importuna, masculine plural importuni, feminine plural importune)
- annoying, troublesome, tiresome
- Synonyms: fastidioso, noioso
- inopportune
- Synonym: inopportuno
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
importuno
- first-person singular present indicative of importunare
Further reading
- importuno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
importūnō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of importūnus
Portuguese
Verb
importuno
- first-person singular present indicative of importunar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /impoɾˈtuno/ [ĩm.poɾˈt̪u.no]
- Rhymes: -uno
- Syllabification: im‧por‧tu‧no
Etymology 1
From Latin importūnus.
Adjective
importuno (feminine importuna, masculine plural importunos, feminine plural importunas)
- inopportune
- Synonym: inoportuno
- Antonym: oportuno
- annoying
- Synonyms: molesto, fastidioso
- 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 275:
- Para sacudirse una visita importuna, se barre el suelo con una rama de palqui, y después de amontonar la basura en un rincón, se le tapa con la rama ya dicha; con lo la visita perdurable no tarda en despedirse.
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
importuno
- first-person singular present indicative of importunar
Further reading
- “importuno”, 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