liberto

See also: Liberto and libertó

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin libertus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈbɛr.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrto
  • Hyphenation: li‧bèr‧to

Noun

liberto m (plural liberti, feminine liberta)

  1. (Ancient Rome) a freed slave
  2. freedman, freedperson

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from lībertās (liberty, freedom).

Pronunciation 1

Verb

lībertō (present infinitive lībertāre, perfect active lībertāvī, supine lībertātum); first conjugation

  1. to liberate, exempt
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Aromanian: ljertu, ljirtari
  • Romanian: ierta, iertare
  • Italian: libertare
  • Sicilian: allibbirtari
  • Catalan: llibertar
  • Portuguese: libertar
  • Spanish: libertar

Pronunciation 2

Noun

lībertō

  1. dative/ablative singular of lībertus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈbɛʁ.tu/ [liˈbɛh.tu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /liˈbɛɾ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /liˈbɛʁ.tu/ [liˈbɛχ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈbɛɻ.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /liˈbɛɾ.tu/ [liˈβɛɾ.tu]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛʁtu, (Portugal) -ɛɾtu
  • Hyphenation: li‧ber‧to

Verb

liberto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of libertar

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin libertus.

Noun

liberto m (plural libertos, feminine liberta, feminine plural libertas)

  1. freedperson (a person who has been released from a condition of slavery)

Adjective

liberto (feminine liberta, masculine plural libertos, feminine plural libertas)

  1. emancipated, free (from)
  2. Having overcome set conventions, prejudices, or standards.

Participle

liberto (short participle, feminine liberta, masculine plural libertos, feminine plural libertas)

  1. past participle of libertar
    Synonym: libertado

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈbeɾto/ [liˈβ̞eɾ.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eɾto
  • Syllabification: li‧ber‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin libertus.

Adjective

liberto (feminine liberta, masculine plural libertos, feminine plural libertas)

  1. free, liberated

Noun

liberto m (plural libertos, feminine liberta, feminine plural libertas)

  1. a free or liberated person

Etymology 2

Verb

liberto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of libertar

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