amuleto

Esperanto

Etymology

From English amulet, French amulette, German Amulett, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish amuleto, Russian амуле́т (amulét), all ultimately from Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amuˈleto]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: a‧mu‧le‧to

Noun

amuleto (accusative singular amuleton, plural amuletoj, accusative plural amuletojn)

1. amulet (protective charm or ornament)
   • Heinrich August Luyken, Pro Iŝtar, Ĉapitro 2,

     Dume senditoj de la Babela pastraro vendis, senbrue sed persiste kaj elokvente, amuletojn kontraŭ la potenco de malbonaj spiritoj;

     Meanwhile, emissaries from the Babylonian priesthood noiselessly but persistently sold amulets against the power of evil spirits

Italian

Etymology

From Latin amulētum.

Noun

amuleto m (plural amuleti)

1. amulet, lucky charm

   Synonym: portafortuna

Anagrams

• emulato

Latin

Noun

amulētō

1. dative/ablative singular of amulētum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.muˈle.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.muˈle.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.muˈle.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.muˈle.tu/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˌamuˈleːtu]
• Hyphenation: a‧mu‧le‧to

Noun

amuleto m (plural amuletos)

1. amulet (object intended to bring protection to its owner)

   Synonym: talismã

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amuˈleto/ [a.muˈle.t̪o]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: a‧mu‧le‧to

Noun

amuleto m (plural amuletos)

1. amulet

Further reading

• “amuleto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014