desperto

See also: despertó

Catalan

Verb

desperto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of despertar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /desˈpɛʁ.tu/ [desˈpɛh.tu], /d͡ʒisˈpɛʁ.tu/ [d͡ʒisˈpɛh.tu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /desˈpɛɾ.tu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɛɾ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃˈpɛʁ.tu/ [deʃˈpɛχ.tu], /d͡ʒiʃˈpɛʁ.tu/ [d͡ʒiʃˈpɛχ.tu]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /desˈpɛɻ.tu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɛɻ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /desˈpɛʁ.to/ [desˈpɛh.to]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese desperto, from Vulgar Latin de + * expertus for Latin experrēctus. Compare Spanish despierto.

Adjective

desperto (feminine desperta, masculine plural despertos, feminine plural despertas, not comparable)

  1. awake (conscious)
    Synonyms: acordado, despertado
  2. disturbed

Etymology 2

Verb

desperto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of despertar

Further reading

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