alento

See also: alentó and Alento

Galician

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-slo-

Proto-Italic *anaslos

Latin anhēlus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin anhēlō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Vulgar Latin anhēlitus

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Vulgar Latin -āre

Vulgar Latin *an(h)ēlitāre

Vulgar Latin *alēnitāre

Spanish alentarbor.

Galician alentardeverb.

Galician alento

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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alento”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alento”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alento”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

alento

1. first-person singular present indicative of alentar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈlẽ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlẽ.tu/

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-slo-

Proto-Italic *anaslos

Latin anhēlus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin anhēlō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Vulgar Latin anhēlitus

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Vulgar Latin -āre

Vulgar Latin *an(h)ēlitāre

Vulgar Latin *alēnitāre

Spanish alentarbor.

Portuguese alentardeverb.

Portuguese alento

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.

   • 1943, André Luiz, Francisco Cândido Xavier, Nosso Lar:

     Zélia estava radiante. Encheu-se a casa de alegria nova. Por minha vez, experimentava grande júbilo na alma. Profundo alento e belas esperanças revigoravam-me o ser.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. breath

   Synonym: fôlego

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

alento

1. first-person singular present indicative of alentar

Further reading

• “alento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “alento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Verb

alento

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