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Verb
instrumento
first-person singular present indicative of instrumentar
Esperanto
Basgitaro, muzikinstrumento
Skalpelo, medicina instrumento
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin īnstrūmentum ( “ an implement, tool ” ) , from īnstruō ( “ build, construct; arrange ” ) + -mentum . Compare Italian strumento , Russian инструме́нт ( instrumént ) , German Instrument , Polish instrument .
Pronunciation
Noun
instrumento (accusative singular instrumenton , plural instrumentoj , accusative plural instrumentojn )
musical instrument ( device used to produce or play music )
instrument ( tool , implement used for manipulation or measurement)
Derived terms
Galician
Etymology
From Latin īnstrūmentum .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /instɾuˈmento/
IPA (key ) : /instɾuˈmɛnto/
Hyphenation: ins‧tru‧men‧to
Noun
instrumento m (plural instrumentos )
instrument ( a tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement )
instrument ( a device used to produce music )
( figurative ) instrument ( a person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal )
Further reading
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto instrumento , English instrument , French instrument , German Instrument , Italian instrumento , Russian инструме́нт ( instrumént ) , Spanish instrumento .
Pronunciation
Noun
instrumento (plural instrumenti )
instrument
Interlingua
Noun
instrumento (plural instrumentos )
instrument
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /in.struˈmen.to/
Rhymes: -ento
Hyphenation: in‧stru‧mén‧to
Noun
instrumento m (plural instrumenti )
( obsolete ) Alternative form of strumento
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
īnstrūmentō n
dative / ablative singular of īnstrūmentum
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
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Noun
instrumeñto
genitive singular of instrumeñtas ( “ instrument ” )
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin īnstrūmentum .
Pronunciation
Rhymes: ( most dialects ) -ẽtu , ( Southern Brazil ) -ẽto
Hyphenation: ins‧tru‧men‧to
Noun
instrumento m (plural instrumentos )
tool ( mechanical device intended to make a task easier )
Synonym: ferramenta
musical instrument ( device used to produce music )
Synonym: instrumento musical
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
instrumento
first-person singular present indicative of instrumentar
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /instɾuˈmento/
Rhymes: -ento
Syllabification: ins‧tru‧men‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin īnstrūmentum .
Noun
instrumento m (plural instrumentos )
instrument ( device )
(musical ) instrument
tool , means
( law ) instrument
( vulgar ) tool ( a term for the penis )
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
instrumento
first-person singular present indicative of instrumentar
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish instrumento .
Pronunciation
Noun
instrumento (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ )
instrument ; tool
Synonyms: kagamitan , kasangkapan
musical instrument
Synonym: panugtog