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English
Etymology
Blend of memento + moment .
Noun
momento
Misspelling of memento .
Usage notes
This spelling is so common that some references now no longer consider it a misspelling.
References
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
momento (accusative singular momenton , plural momentoj , accusative plural momentojn )
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 )
moment , instant
Synonyms: instante , retrinco
( physics ) momentum
Further reading
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English momentum , French moment , German Moment , Italian momento , Russian моме́нт ( momént ) , Spanish momento . Decision no. 1272, Progreso VII . Old superseded sense also through Esperanto momento .
Pronunciation
Noun
momento (plural momenti )
( physics ) momentum
Synonym: mov-quanto ( rare )
( superseded , rare ) moment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 )
moment
In iste momento , io es euphoric. In this moment , I am euphoric.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin mōmentum .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /moˈmen.to/
Rhymes: -ento
Hyphenation: mo‧mén‧to
Noun
momento m (plural momenti )
moment
( physics ) momentum
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
momento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
mōmentō
dative / ablative singular of mōmentum
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mōmentum .
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ẽtu
Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to
Noun
momento m (plural momentos )
moment ( very brief period of time )
( physics ) momentum
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:momento .
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mōmentum .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /moˈmento/
Rhymes: -ento
Syllabification: mo‧men‧to
Noun
momento m (plural momentos )
( time ) moment , instant
Synonym: instante
Un momento , señor. One moment , sir.
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.
( physics ) momentum
Derived terms
See also
Further reading