filtro

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See also: filtró and filtrò

Catalan

Verb

filtro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of filtrar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfil.tro/
  • Rhymes: -iltro
  • Hyphenation: fìl‧tro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French filtre, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish *filtir, plural of *filt, from Proto-West Germanic *felt (felt), derived from Proto-Indo-European *peld- (something beaten or compressed; felt), derived from the root *pelh₂- (to beat; to push).

Noun

filtro m (plural filtri)

  1. filter
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin philtrum, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron), derived from φιλέω (philéō, to love; to kiss).

Noun

filtro m (plural filtri)

  1. potion, especially a love potion
    Synonym: (literary) pozione

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

filtro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of filtrare

Further reading

  • filtro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • filtro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Portuguese

Filtro de café

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: fil‧tro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French filtre, from Medieval Latin filtrum.

Noun

filtro m (plural filtros)

  1. filter
    1. device for separating impurities from a fluid or other substance
    2. (figurative) self-restraint in speech
      Ela não tem filtro.She's got no filter.
    3. (photography) a translucent object placed in the light path of a camera
    4. any item, mechanism, device, or procedure that acts to separate or isolate
      Filtro de spam.Spam filter.
    5. (social media) an appearance-altering digital image effect
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Tetum: filtru

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

filtro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of filtrar

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiltɾo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iltɾo
  • Syllabification: fil‧tro

Etymology 1

Either derived or related to fieltro, or from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish *filtir, plural of *filt, from Proto-West Germanic *felt (felt).

Noun

filtro m (plural filtros)

  1. filter
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

filtro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of filtrar

Etymology 3

Noun

filtro m (plural filtros)

  1. love potion, philter
  2. philtrum

Further reading