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lento

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian lento.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lento (comparative more lento, superlative most lento)

  1. (music) Slow (45–60 bpm). [since 1724]

Translations

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Noun

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lento (plural lentos)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played very slowly.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  2. ^ lento”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Anagrams

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Asturian

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Adjective

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lento

  1. neuter of lentu

Esperanto

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Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin lēns. Doublet of lenso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlento]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: len‧to

Noun

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lento (accusative singular lenton, plural lentoj, accusative plural lentojn)

  1. lentil (plant, seed)

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlento/, [ˈle̞n̪t̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation(key): len‧to

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *lento. Equivalent to lentää (to fly) +‎ -o.

Noun

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lento

  1. flying, flight (act of flying or being in the air)
  2. flight (of an aircraft, other flying vehicle or spacecraft)
  3. (figuratively) flight (fast and/or smooth movement)
Declension
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Inflection of lento (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative lento lennot
genitive lennon lentojen
partitive lentoa lentoja
illative lentoon lentoihin
singular plural
nominative lento lennot
accusative nom. lento lennot
gen. lennon
genitive lennon lentojen
partitive lentoa lentoja
inessive lennossa lennoissa
elative lennosta lennoista
illative lentoon lentoihin
adessive lennolla lennoilla
ablative lennolta lennoilta
allative lennolle lennoille
essive lentona lentoina
translative lennoksi lennoiksi
abessive lennotta lennoitta
instructive lennoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lento (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lentoni lentoni
accusative nom. lentoni lentoni
gen. lentoni
genitive lentoni lentojeni
partitive lentoani lentojani
inessive lennossani lennoissani
elative lennostani lennoistani
illative lentooni lentoihini
adessive lennollani lennoillani
ablative lennoltani lennoiltani
allative lennolleni lennoilleni
essive lentonani lentoinani
translative lennokseni lennoikseni
abessive lennottani lennoittani
instructive
comitative lentoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lentosi lentosi
accusative nom. lentosi lentosi
gen. lentosi
genitive lentosi lentojesi
partitive lentoasi lentojasi
inessive lennossasi lennoissasi
elative lennostasi lennoistasi
illative lentoosi lentoihisi
adessive lennollasi lennoillasi
ablative lennoltasi lennoiltasi
allative lennollesi lennoillesi
essive lentonasi lentoinasi
translative lennoksesi lennoiksesi
abessive lennottasi lennoittasi
instructive
comitative lentoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lentomme lentomme
accusative nom. lentomme lentomme
gen. lentomme
genitive lentomme lentojemme
partitive lentoamme lentojamme
inessive lennossamme lennoissamme
elative lennostamme lennoistamme
illative lentoomme lentoihimme
adessive lennollamme lennoillamme
ablative lennoltamme lennoiltamme
allative lennollemme lennoillemme
essive lentonamme lentoinamme
translative lennoksemme lennoiksemme
abessive lennottamme lennoittamme
instructive
comitative lentoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lentonne lentonne
accusative nom. lentonne lentonne
gen. lentonne
genitive lentonne lentojenne
partitive lentoanne lentojanne
inessive lennossanne lennoissanne
elative lennostanne lennoistanne
illative lentoonne lentoihinne
adessive lennollanne lennoillanne
ablative lennoltanne lennoiltanne
allative lennollenne lennoillenne
essive lentonanne lentoinanne
translative lennoksenne lennoiksenne
abessive lennottanne lennoittanne
instructive
comitative lentoinenne
Derived terms
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compounds

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Borrowing from Italian lento.

Adverb

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lento

  1. (music) lento (slowly)

Further reading

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian lento. Doublet of lent.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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lento

  1. (music) slowly; lento

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lentus. The main sense of "slow" may be a learned one, as opposed to the original inherited meaning of "wet, humid", "moistened, soft", also found in the Old Spanish equivalent. Compare also Portuguese lento, Asturian llentu.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lento (feminine lenta, masculine plural lentos, feminine plural lentas)

  1. slow
    Synonyms: tardo, vagaroso
    Antonym: rápido
  2. soft, not firm
  3. wet, humid, moist, damp, covered in mold

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References

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian lento, from Latin lentus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛn.to/, [ˈlɛn.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -to
  • Hyphenation: lèn‧to

Adverb

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lento

  1. (music) lento
    Synonym: lambat

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦊꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ (lento, swelling).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lə̂ˈnto/, [lə̂ˈnt̪o]
  • Rhymes: -to
  • Hyphenation: lên‧to

Noun

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lênto (plural lento-lento, first-person possessive lentoku, second-person possessive lentomu, third-person possessive lentonya)

  1. (cooking) snack made from ground, seasoned, hand-rolled, then fried mung beans

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lento, equivalent to lentää (to fly) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish lento and Estonian lend.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lento

  1. flight
    lähtiä lentooto start flying (literally, “to leave into a flight”)

Declension

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Declension of lento (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative lento lennot
genitive lennon lentoin, lentoloin
partitive lentoa lentoja, lentoloja
illative lentoo lentoi, lentoloihe
inessive lennoos lennois, lentolois
elative lennost lennoist, lentoloist
allative lennolle lennoille, lentoloille
adessive lennool lennoil, lentoloil
ablative lennolt lennoilt, lentoloilt
translative lennoks lennoiks, lentoloiks
essive lentonna, lentoon lentoinna, lentoloinna, lentoin, lentoloin
exessive1) lentont lentoint, lentoloint
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*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 260

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin lentus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lento (feminine lenta, masculine plural lenti, feminine plural lente, superlative lentissimo)

  1. slow
    Antonyms: svelto, veloce

Noun

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lento m (plural lenti)

  1. slow dance
    • 2024, Ricchi e Poveri (lyrics and music), “Aria [Air]”, in Aria [Air], performed by Ricchi e Poveri:
      Regina, mi concede questo lento?
      Queen, will you allow me this slow dance?
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Latin

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Pronunciation

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lento

  1. ablative/dative neuter/masculine singular of lentus

Verb

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lentō (present infinitive lentāre, perfect active lentāvī, supine lentātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to bend under strain, to flex

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of lentō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present lentō lentās lentat lentāmus lentātis lentant
imperfect lentābam lentābās lentābat lentābāmus lentābātis lentābant
future lentābō lentābis lentābit lentābimus lentābitis lentābunt
perfect lentāvī lentāvistī lentāvit lentāvimus lentāvistis lentāvērunt,
lentāvēre
pluperfect lentāveram lentāverās lentāverat lentāverāmus lentāverātis lentāverant
future perfect lentāverō lentāveris lentāverit lentāverimus lentāveritis lentāverint
passive present lentor lentāris,
lentāre
lentātur lentāmur lentāminī lentantur
imperfect lentābar lentābāris,
lentābāre
lentābātur lentābāmur lentābāminī lentābantur
future lentābor lentāberis,
lentābere
lentābitur lentābimur lentābiminī lentābuntur
perfect lentātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect lentātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect lentātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present lentem lentēs lentet lentēmus lentētis lentent
imperfect lentārem lentārēs lentāret lentārēmus lentārētis lentārent
perfect lentāverim lentāverīs lentāverit lentāverīmus lentāverītis lentāverint
pluperfect lentāvissem lentāvissēs lentāvisset lentāvissēmus lentāvissētis lentāvissent
passive present lenter lentēris,
lentēre
lentētur lentēmur lentēminī lententur
imperfect lentārer lentārēris,
lentārēre
lentārētur lentārēmur lentārēminī lentārentur
perfect lentātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect lentātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present lentā lentāte
future lentātō lentātō lentātōte lentantō
passive present lentāre lentāminī
future lentātor lentātor lentantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives lentāre lentāvisse lentātūrum esse lentārī lentātum esse lentātum īrī
participles lentāns lentātūrus lentātus lentandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
lentandī lentandō lentandum lentandō lentātum lentātū

References

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  • lento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lento”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lentus. The main sense of "slow" may be a learned one, as opposed to the original inherited meaning of "wet, humid", "moistened, soft", also found in the Old Spanish and Asturian equivalent. Compare also Galician lento and Asturian llentu.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ẽtu
  • Hyphenation: len‧to

Adjective

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lento (feminine lenta, masculine plural lentos, feminine plural lentas, comparable, comparative mais lento, superlative o mais lento or lentíssimo, diminutive lentinho)

  1. slow (not quick in motion)
    Synonyms: rápido, veloz
  2. soft; not firm
    Synonym: mole
  3. wet, humid, moistened
    Synonyms: húmido (Portugal), úmido (Brazil)
  4. viscous, slimy
    Synonym: viscoso
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian lento.

Adverb

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lento

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin lentus. Compare the inherited Old Spanish form liento (humid, wet), which has a meaning also found in some senses of Galician and Portuguese lento, Asturian llentu; cf. also Valencian Catalan llenta.[1]

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Adjective

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lento (feminine lenta, masculine plural lentos, feminine plural lentas, superlative lentísimo)

  1. slow
    Synonym: tardo
    Antonym: rápido

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “lento”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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