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Catalan
Verb
composto
- first-person singular present indicative of compostar
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese composto, from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus.
Participle
composto (feminine composta, masculine plural compostos, feminine plural compostas)
- past participle of compoñer
- past participle of compor
Etymology 2
Verb
composto
- first-person singular present indicative of compostar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /komˈpo.sto/, /komˈpɔ.sto/[1]
- Rhymes: -osto, -ɔsto
- Hyphenation: com‧pó‧sto, com‧pò‧sto
Etymology 1
From Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus. Doublet of composito and compost.
Participle
composto (feminine composta, masculine plural composti, feminine plural composte)
- past participle of comporre
Adjective
composto (feminine composta, masculine plural composti, feminine plural composte)
- compound, composite
- composed
- tidy, neat
- well-behaved, composed
Derived terms
Noun
composto m (plural composti)
- compound (chemical)
- mixture (especially in cooking)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
composto
- first-person singular present indicative of compostare
References
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese composto, from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus. Doublet of compósito.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ostu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -oʃtu
- Hyphenation: com‧pos‧to
Adjective
composto (feminine composta, masculine plural compostos, feminine plural compostas, metaphonic)
- compound, composed, composite
Noun
composto m (plural compostos, metaphonic)
- compound, composite
Participle
composto (feminine composta, masculine plural compostos, feminine plural compostas, metaphonic)
- past participle of compor
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
composto
- first-person singular present indicative of compostar
Spanish
Verb
composto
- first-person singular present indicative of compostar