tormenta

Etymology

From Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum.

Noun

tormenta f (plural tormentes)

1. storm (disturbed state of the atmosphere)

Etymology

From Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum.

Noun

tormenta f (plural tormentas)

1. storm

Etymology

From Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum.

Verb

tormenta

1. third-person singular present indicative of tormentare
2. second-person singular imperative of tormentare

Noun

tormenta f (plural tormente)

1. snowstorm
2. blizzard

Noun

tormenta

1. nominative plural of tormentum
2. accusative plural of tormentum
3. vocative plural of tormentum

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tormenta, tormẽta, from Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈmẽtɐ/

Noun

tormenta f (plural tormentas)

1. storm
2. commotion
3. torment.

Etymology

From Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum. The lack of a diphthong may be explained by influence from the learned borrowing tormento, or because it may have been a nautical loan from another language such as Portuguese (see above), or possibly Old French (cf. modern tourmente)^[1].

Noun

tormenta f (plural tormentas)

1. storm, thunderstorm, lightning storm

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