momento

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English

Etymology

From confusion of memento with unrelated moment, as in "a memorable moment".

Noun

momento

  1. Misspelling of memento.

Usage notes

This spelling is so common that some references now no longer consider it a misspelling.

References

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to

Noun

momento (accusative singular momenton, plural momentoj, accusative plural momentojn)

  1. moment, instant
    • 1952, F. Omelka, La Alaska stafeto:
      Kaj en tiu ĉi solena momento ekparolis la ŝerifo.
      And in this solemn moment up spoke the sherif.

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology

From Latin momentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈmento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to

Noun

momento m (plural momentos)

  1. moment, instant
    Synonyms: instante, retrinco
  2. (physics) momentum

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English momentumFrench momentGerman MomentItalian momentoRussian моме́нт (momént)Spanish momento. Decision no. 1272, Progreso VII. Old superseded sense also through Esperanto momento.

Pronunciation

Noun

momento (plural momenti)

  1. (physics) momentum
    Synonym: mov-quanto (rare)
  2. (superseded, rare) moment
    Synonym: instanto

References

  • Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 173
  • Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 71

Interlingua

Noun

momento (plural momentos)

  1. moment
    In iste momento, io es euphoric.
    In this moment, I am euphoric.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mōmentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈmen.to/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: mo‧mén‧to

Noun

momento m (plural momenti)

  1. moment
  2. (physics) momentum

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

mōmentō

  1. dative/ablative singular of mōmentum

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mōmentum.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ẽtu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to

Noun

momento m (plural momentos)

  1. moment (very brief period of time)
  2. (physics) momentum

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:momento.

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mōmentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈmento/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: mo‧men‧to

Noun

momento m (plural momentos)

  1. (time) moment, instant
    Synonym: instante
    Un momento, señor.
    One moment, sir.
  2. timing
    Fue un mal momento, así de simple.
    It was bad timing, plain and simple.
    ¡Buen momento! Tengo el día libre.
    Good timing! I have the day off.
  3. (physics) momentum

Derived terms

See also

Further reading