Italian

Verb

ostento

1. first-person singular present indicative of ostentare

Anagrams

• sonetto

Latin

Etymology

From ostendō ‎(“show, expose”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /osˈten.toː/

Verb

ostentō ‎(present infinitive ostentāre, perfect active ostentāvī, supine ostentātum); first conjugation

1. I exhibit, show, present.
2. I show off, make a boastful display of.
3. I offer as an example.
4. I promise, proffer.
5. I hold up as a threat, menace with.
6. I point out, signify, reveal.

Inflection

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• Italian: ostentare
• Spanish: ostentar

References

• ostento in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ostento in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ostento”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

ostento

1. first-person singular present indicative of ostentar

Spanish

Verb

ostento

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