Esperanto

Noun

adopto ‎(accusative singular adopton, plural adoptoj, accusative plural adoptojn)

1. adoption

Synonyms

• adoptado

Derived terms

• adopta
• adopti
• adoptita

Ido

Noun

adopto (plural adopti)

1. adoption

Derived terms

• adoptita
• adoptar

Latin

Etymology

From ad- +‎ optō ‎(“choose, select”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /adˈop.toː/

Verb

adoptō ‎(present infinitive adoptāre, perfect active adoptāvī, supine adoptātum); first conjugation

1. I take by choice, choose, select, assume, adopt.
2. I take someone into a family, adopt.

Inflection

Derived terms

• adoptātīcius
• adoptātiō
• adoptātor
• adoptīvus

Descendants

• English: adopt
• French: adopter
• German: adoptieren
• Spanish: adoptar

References

• adopto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• adopto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “adopto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• adopto in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Verb

adopto

1. first-person singular present indicative of adoptar

Spanish

Verb

adopto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of adoptar.