imenso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

immenso (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin immēnsus.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ˈmẽ.su/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ij̃ˈmeẽ̝̯sʊ/, /iˈmeẽ̝̯sʊ/
Hyphenation: i‧men‧so

Adjective

imenso m (feminine singular imensa, masculine plural imensos, feminine plural imensas, comparable)

immense

Adverb

imenso (comparative mais imenso superlative o mais imenso)

(Portugal) immensely, very much

Usage notes

The occasional nasalization of the first syllable is reminiscent from the original spelling immenso (Reforms of Portuguese orthography).

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