Italian

Noun

conforto m ‎(plural conforti)

1. comfort, consolation, solace
2. support

Verb

conforto

1. first-person singular present indicative of confortare

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ fortis +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈfor.toː/, [kõːˈfɔr.toː]

Verb

cōnfortō ‎(present infinitive cōnfortāre, perfect active cōnfortāvī, supine cōnfortātum); first conjugation

1. I become stronger
2. I take courage

Inflection

Descendants

• French: conforter

References

• conforto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “conforto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• comforto (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese conforto, from confortar ‎(“to comfort”), from Latin confortāre ‎(“to become stronger”).

Alternative forms

• confôrto (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈfoɾ.tu/, /kõ.ˈfoɹ.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈfoɾ.to/, /kõ.ˈfoɻ.to/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈfoɾ.tu/
• Hyphenation: con‧for‧to

Noun

conforto m (plural confortos)

1. comfort; contentment; ease
2. comfort (something relieving suffering or worry)

Synonyms

• (something relieving suffering or worry): consolo

Derived terms

• confortozinho, confortinho (diminutives)

Related terms

Etymology 2

From confortar ‎(“to comfort”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈfɔɾ.tu/, /kõ.ˈfɔɹ.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈfɔɾ.to/, /kõ.ˈfɔɻ.to/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈfɔɾ.tu/

Verb

conforto

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of confortar

Spanish

Verb

conforto

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