isento

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• isempto (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈzẽ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ẽtu
• Hyphenation: i‧sen‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin exemptus (“exempt”), perfect passive participle of eximō (“to remove”).

Adjective

isento (feminine isenta, masculine plural isentos, feminine plural isentas, not comparable)

1. exempt (free from duty or obligation)
2. free from (not containing or including something)

   Este medicamento é isento de efeitos nocivos.

   This medicine is free from harmful effects.

Synonyms

• desobrigado, dispensado, excetuado, livre

Related terms

• isenção
• isentar

Etymology 2

Verb

isento

1. first-person singular present indicative of isentar