adentro

See also: adentró

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish adentro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdentɾo/, [aˈd̪ẽn̪.t̪ɾo]
• Hyphenation: a‧den‧tro

Adverb

adentro

1. inside (especially implying a motion into)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdẽ.tɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdẽ.tɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdẽ.tɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdẽ.tɾu/ [ɐˈðẽ.tɾu]

• Rhymes: -ẽtɾu
• Hyphenation: a‧den‧tro

Adverb

adentro

1. inside (towards the interior)

Etymology 2

Verb

adentro

1. first-person singular present indicative of adentrar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdentɾo/ [aˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪ɾo]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -entɾo
• Syllabification: a‧den‧tro

Etymology 1

Univerbation of a +‎ dentro.

Adverb

adentro

1. inside (especially implying a motion into)

Derived terms

• adentrar
• adentro de
• mar adentro
• tierra adentro

 

Noun

adentro m (plural adentros)

1. (in the plural) one's innermost thoughts, deep down

Interjection

adentro

1. come in!

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

adentro

1. only used in me adentro, first-person singular present indicative of adentrarse

Further reading

• “adentro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28