alento

See also: alentó and Alento

Galician

Etymology 1

Deverbal from alentar. Compare Spanish aliento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈlento], [aˈlɛnto]

Noun

alento m (plural alentos)

1. breath

   Synonyms: bafo, folgo

2. courage, will

   Synonym: ánimo

3. stamina

   Synonyms: azo, folgo

Related terms

• alentar

 

References

• “alento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “alento” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “alento” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

alento

1. first-person singular present indicative of alentar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈlẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈlẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈlẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlẽ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ẽtu
• Hyphenation: a‧len‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from alentar. Compare Spanish aliento.

Noun

alento m (plural alentos)

1. courage, will

   Synonym: ânimo

   Antonym: desalento

   • 1871, Domingo Vieira, Thesouro da lingua portugueza, page 291:

     Esforçadamente, vigorosamente, com animo ou alento.

     Effortfully, vigorously, with eagerness or will.

2. breath

   Synonym: fôlego

Etymology 2

Verb

alento

1. first-person singular present indicative of alentar

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:alentar.

Spanish

Verb

alento

1. first-person singular present indicative of alentar (“to slow down”)