lento
Portuguese
/ˈlẽ.tu/
adj
Definitions
- slow (not quick in motion)
- soft; not firm
- wet, humid, moistened, viscous, slimy
Etymology
Inherited from Latin lentus (slow, supple, flexible, sluggish, pliant).
Origin
Latin
lentus
Gloss
slow, supple, flexible, sluggish, pliant
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Property
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lentous English
- *allentāre Latin
- lente Latin
- lentipes Latin
- lentiscus Latin
- lentulus Latin
- lentus Latin
- lento Italian
- lentamente Spanish, Castilian
- lento Spanish, Castilian
- lentísimo Spanish, Castilian
- *lentos Proto-Indo-European
- lent Old French
- alentir Catalan, Valencian
- lent Catalan, Valencian
- lentament Catalan, Valencian
- lento Galician
- lentura Galician
- relento Galician
- lent Norman
- lentu Asturian
- llentu Asturian
- lent Friulian