presentimento

Italian

Etymology

From presenti(re) (to have a presentiment of) +‎ -mento (nominal derivational suffix). By surface analysis, pre- (before) +‎ sentimento (sentiment”, “sensation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pre.zen.tiˈmen.to/, (traditional) /pre.sen.tiˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: pre‧sen‧ti‧mén‧to

Noun

presentimento m (plural presentimenti)

  1. premonition, presentiment

Portuguese

Noun

presentimento m (plural presentimentos)

  1. obsolete spelling of pressentimento