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Quieto
quieto
quieto
Galician
Adjective
quieto m (feminine singular quieta, masculine plural quietos, feminine plural quietas)
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (tranquil, calm): inquieto
Related terms
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quiētus, whence also Italian cheto.
Adjective
quieto m (feminine singular quieta, masculine plural quieti, feminine plural quiete)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Related terms
Verb
quieto
- first-person singular present of quietare
Latin
Etymology
From quiētus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷiˈeː.toː/, [kᶣɪˈeː.toː]
Verb
quiētō (present infinitive quiētāre, perfect active quiētāvī, supine quiētātum); first conjugation
Descendants
References
- quieto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “quieto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to enjoy peace of mind: quieto, tranquillo, securo animo esse
- to enjoy peace of mind: quieto, tranquillo, securo animo esse
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quiētus. Compare quedo.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkjɛ.tu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /'kε.to/, /'kjε.to/
Adjective
quieto m (feminine singular quieta, masculine plural quietos, feminine plural quietas, comparable)
- With little or no sound; quiet.
- Having little motion or activity; calm; quiet.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved; quiet.
Inflection
Inflection of quieto
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
| positive | quieto | quieta | quietos | quietas |
| comparative | mais quieto | mais quieta | mais quietos | mais quietas |
| superlative | o mais quieto quietíssimo |
a mais quieta quietíssima |
os mais quietos quietíssimos |
as mais quietas quietíssimas |
| augmentative | — | — | — | — |
| diminutive | — | — | — | — |