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English
Etymology
Erroneous adaptation of junta, by assimilation with Spanish nouns in -o.
Pronunciation
Noun
junto (plural juntos or juntoes)
- (archaic) A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, Rip Van Winkle:The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning to night, just moving sufficiently to … keep in the shade of a large tree; ….
1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial:I was seized and shaken without ceremony, for several minutes, by a junto of very rough-looking individuals.
Anagrams
Galician
Adjective
junto (feminine junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of xunto
Verb
junto
- (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of juntar
Further reading
- “junto” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin iūnctus, from iungō, from Proto-Italic *jungō, from Proto-Indo-European *yunégti, from *yewg- + *-né-.
Adjective
junto m (plural juntos, feminine junta, feminine plural juntas)
- together; close together
- near; next
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
junto
- first-person singular present indicative of juntar
References
- Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “junto”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “junto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “junto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antônio Geraldo da Cunha (2020–2025) “junto”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do Português Medieval (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ũtu
- Hyphenation: jun‧to
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese junto, from Latin iūnctus, from iungō, from Proto-Italic *jungō, from Proto-Indo-European *yunégti, from *yewg- + *-né-.
Adjective
junto (feminine junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas, not comparable)
- together
Derived terms
Adverb
junto (not comparable)
- together (at the same time, in the same place)
- Synonym: juntamente
- near, next
- Synonyms: ao pé, ao lado, à beira, perto
2004, Ubirajara Crespo, “Fariseu Nunca Mais” (chapter 9), in Passado x presente: a maior batalha da sua vida, São Paulo: Naós, →ISBN, page 105:Contrariando a tendência moderna de tornar a mensagem menos pesada e mais atraente, Jesus não baixou o nível. O Senhor não massageava o ego das pessoas só para conservá-las junto a si.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
junto
- first-person singular present indicative of juntar
Further reading
- “junto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “junto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “junto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “junto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxunto/
- Rhymes: -unto
- Syllabification: jun‧to
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin iūnctus (“joined, united”).
Adjective
junto (feminine junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas)
- together
- joined
- next to
Derived terms
Adverb
junto
- together
Pablo y yo nos sentamos juntos en la clase.- Pablo and I sit together in class.
- (all) together, (in) total
Todo junto son 30 kg.- All together it weighs 30 kg.
Preposition
junto
- next to, together with, alongside (+ a)
El perro está jugando junto al gato.- The dog is playing next to the cat.
- along with, together with, alongside (+ con)
- in conjunction with (+ con)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
junto
- first-person singular present indicative of juntar
Further reading