Interlingua

Noun

conto ‎(plural contos)

1. story

Italian

Etymology

From Latin computus. Doublet of computo and compito.

Pronunciation

Noun

conto m ‎(plural conti)

1. calculation
2. account (at a bank etc)
3. bill (for a meal, hotel etc)

Derived terms

Descendants

• German: Konto

Verb

conto

1. first-person singular present tense of contare

Latin

Noun

contō

1. dative singular of contus
2. ablative singular of contus

References

• CONTO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.to/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese conto, from Latin computus ‎(“calculation”).

Noun

conto m (plural contos)

1. tale, story (account of an asserted fact or circumstance)

   Eu vou contar um conto.‎

   I will tell a story.

2. (literature) short story (work of fiction shorter than a novel)
3. count (a quantity counted)
4. (obsolete) one million reis
5. (dated, Portugal) a thousand escudos

Synonyms

• (tale): história

Derived terms

• continho, contozinho (diminutives)
• conto do vigário

Descendants

• English: conto

Related terms

Verb

conto

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

Etymology 2

From Latin contus ‎(“pike”), from Ancient Greek κοντός ‎(kontós, “type of cavalry lance”).

Noun

conto m (plural contos)

1. the butt of a spear or polearm