oportuno
Galician
Etymology
From Latin opportūnus (“suitable”).
Adjective
oportuno (feminine oportuna, masculine plural oportunos, feminine plural oportunas)
- opportune (at a convenient time)
- Antonyms: importuno, inoportuno
- suitable, appropriate
- Synonyms: adecuado, apropiado
- Antonyms: importuno, inoportuno
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “oportuno”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Latin
Adjective
oportūnō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of oportūnus
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- opportuno (obsolete)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin opportūnus (“suitable”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.poʁˈtũ.nu/ [o.pohˈtũ.nu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.poɾˈtũ.nu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.poʁˈtũ.nu/ [o.poχˈtũ.nu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.poɻˈtu.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.puɾˈtu.nu/
- Hyphenation: o‧por‧tu‧no
Adjective
oportuno (feminine oportuna, masculine plural oportunos, feminine plural oportunas)
- opportune (at a convenient time)
- Synonyms: apropriado, conveniente, propício
- Antonyms: inapropriado, inconveniente, inoportuno
Related terms
- oportunamente
- oportunidade
- oportunismo
- oportunista
- oportunistamente
- oportunisticamente
- oportunístico
- oportunizar
- oportunoso
Further reading
- “oportuno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin opportūnus (“suitable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /opoɾˈtuno/ [o.poɾˈt̪u.no]
- Rhymes: -uno
- Syllabification: o‧por‧tu‧no
Adjective
oportuno (feminine oportuna, masculine plural oportunos, feminine plural oportunas)
- opportune
- Synonym: conveniente
- Antonym: inoportuno
- suitable, appropriate
- Synonyms: adecuado, apropiado, conveniente
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “oportuno”, 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