complemento

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See also: complementó

Catalan

Verb

complemento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of complementar

Galician

Verb

complemento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of complementar

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complēmentum. Doublet of complimento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kom.pleˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: com‧ple‧mén‧to

Noun

complemento m (plural complementi)

  1. (grammar, mathematics, military) complement

Latin

Noun

complēmentō

  1. dative/ablative singular of complēmentum

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin complēmentum. Compare the doublets comprimento and cumprimento.

Noun

complemento m (plural complementos)

  1. complement (something which combines with something else to make a whole)
  2. (grammar) complement (clause needed to complete the meaning of an expression)

Etymology 2

Verb

complemento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of complementar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kompleˈmento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: com‧ple‧men‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin complēmentum. Compare the inherited doublet cumplimiento.

Noun

complemento m (plural complementos)

  1. (grammar, mathematics, music, immunology) complement
  2. (grammar) object
  3. perfection
  4. accessory
  5. side-dish
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

complemento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of complementar

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