atento

See also: atentó

Esperanto

Etymology

From atenta +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈtento]

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• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: a‧ten‧to

Noun

atento (accusative singular atenton, plural atentoj, accusative plural atentojn)

1. attention

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtẽ.tu/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtẽ.tu/

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin attentus.

Adjective

atento (feminine atenta, masculine plural atentos, feminine plural atentas, comparable, comparative mais atento, superlative o mais atento or atentíssimo)

1. attentive

   Antonym: desatento

Related terms

• atenção
• atender

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

atento

1. first-person singular present indicative of atentar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtento/ [aˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: a‧ten‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin attentus.

Adjective

atento (feminine atenta, masculine plural atentos, feminine plural atentas)

1. attentive

   Synonyms: interesado, (colloquial) al loro

2. polite, courteous

   Synonyms: cordial, cortés, educado

3. thoughtful

   Synonym: considerado

Derived terms

• atentamente
• inatento

 

Related terms

• atención
• atender

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

atento

1. first-person singular present indicative of atentar (“to attack, to strike”)

Further reading

• “atento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Venetan

Adjective

atento (feminine singular atenta, masculine plural atenti, feminine plural atente)

1. careful, attentive

   Synonym: tento