infinito

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Adjective

infinito (not comparable)

  1. (music) infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose end leads back to the beginning

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for infinito in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [in.fiˈniː.t̪o], /infiˈnito/
  • Hyphenation: in‧fi‧nì‧to

Adjective

infinito (feminine singular infinita, masculine plural infiniti, feminine plural infinite)

  1. infinite
  2. boundless, unlimited, unbounded, immeasurable
  3. endless, countless
  4. (grammar) infinite

Synonyms

Antonyms

Noun

infinito m (plural infiniti)

  1. infinity, endlessness
    Synonyms: cosmo, creato, spazio, universo
    all'infinito ― endlessly, forever; in the infinitive
  2. (grammar) infinitive

Derived terms

Latin

Adjective

īnfīnītō

  1. dative masculine singular of īnfīnītus
  2. dative neuter singular of īnfīnītus
  3. ablative masculine singular of īnfīnītus
  4. ablative neuter plural of īnfīnītus

References

  • infinito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • infinito in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin īnfīnītus.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): / ĩ.fi.ˈni.tu /
  • Hyphenation: in‧fi‧ni‧to

Adjective

infinito m (feminine singular infinita, masculine plural infinitos, feminine plural infinitas, comparable)

  1. infinite (boundless, endless)

Noun

infinito m (plural infinitos)

  1. (grammar) infinitive (non-finite verb form)
  2. (uncountable) infinity (endlessness or unlimitedness)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnfīnītus.

Adjective

infinito (feminine singular infinita, masculine plural infinitos, feminine plural infinitas)

  1. infinite
  2. boundless, unlimited, unbounded, immeasurable
  3. endless, countless

Noun

infinito m (plural infinitos)

  1. infinity
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