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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
fermento
- first-person singular present indicative of fermentar
Galician
Etymology 1
From Latin fermentum (“yeast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feɾˈmento̝/, /feɾˈmɛnto̝/
Noun
fermento m (plural fermentos)
- leaven
- Synonyms: isco, lévedo
- yeast
- sourdough
- Synonym: lévedo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fermento”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fermento”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fermento”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
fermento
- first-person singular present indicative of fermentar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ferˈmen.to/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Hyphenation: fer‧mén‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin fermentum.
Noun
fermento m (plural fermenti)
- ferment (all senses)
- yeast
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fermento
- first-person singular present indicative of fermentare
Further reading
- fermento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From fermentum (“that which causes fermentation, yeast”).
Pronunciation
Verb
fermentō (present infinitive fermentāre, perfect active fermentāvī, supine fermentātum); first conjugation
- to cause to rise, ferment or leaven
- to cause to swell, break up or loosen
- (in passive) to rise or ferment
- (figuratively) to sour or spoil
- (figuratively) to aerate (soil)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
- Balkan Romance:
- Borrowings:
References
- “fermento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fermento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin fermentum (“yeast”), from ferveō (“to boil”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fermento m (plural fermentos)
- yeast (fungus)
- Synonyms: lêvedo, levedura
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fermento
- first-person singular present indicative of fermentar
Further reading
- “fermento”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “fermento”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “fermento”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “fermento”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “fermento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feɾˈmento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: fer‧men‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin fermentum.
Noun
fermento m (plural fermentos)
- ferment
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fermento
- first-person singular present indicative of fermentar
Further reading