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]

• (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]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɛɻ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpɛɾ.tu/

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

Related terms

• despertador
• despertar

Etymology 2

Verb

desperto

1. first-person singular present indicative of despertar