destino

See also: destinó, destinò, destiño, and destiñó

Catalan

Verb

destino

1. first-person singular present indicative of destinar

Esperanto

Etymology

From French destin, Italian destino and English destiny, all ultimately from Latin dēstinō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈstino]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: de‧sti‧no

Noun

destino (accusative singular destinon, plural destinoj, accusative plural destinojn)

1. destiny, fate (hidden power believed to control future events)
   • 1908, L. L. Zamenhof, Ifigenio en Taŭrido [Iphigenia in Tauris], translation of Iphigenie auf Tauris by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

     Peza faro, kiun por li rezervis la destino.

     A heavy deed reserved for him by fate.

Derived terms

• antaŭdestinismo
• antaŭdestino
• destini
• destinitaĵo

 

Italian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from destinare +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈsti.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: de‧stì‧no

Noun

destino m (plural destini)

1. destiny, fate
2. destination

Related terms

• destinare
• destinatario
• destinazione

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈsti.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: de‧stì‧no

Verb

destino

1. first-person singular present indicative of destinare

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.sti.no/, /ˈdɛ.sti.no/
• Rhymes: -estino, -ɛstino
• Hyphenation: dé‧sti‧no, dè‧sti‧no

Verb

destino

1. inflection of destare:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• endosti

Latin

Etymology

From de- +‎ *stanō, the latter an unattested verb from Proto-Italic *stanō, from Proto-Indo-European *stnéh₂ti ~ stn̥h₂énti. Related to stō. Compare obstinō and praestinō from the same stem.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːs.ti.noː/, [ˈd̪eːs̠t̪ɪnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdes.ti.no/, [ˈd̪ɛst̪ino]

Verb

dēstinō (present infinitive dēstināre, perfect active dēstināvī, supine dēstinātum); first conjugation

1. to bind, fasten, secure, fix, make fast

   Synonyms: cōnfīgō, cōnserō, fīgō, illigō, colligō, ligō, adalligō, dēligō, alligō, nectō, cōnectō, dēfīgō, fīgō, vinculō, pangō

   Antonyms: explicō, absolvō, dissolvō, solvō

2. to establish, determine, resolve, consider, predict, destine
3. to intend, devote
4. to appoint, choose, elect

   Synonyms: adoptō, optō, dēsūmō, sēpōnō, legō, ēligō, sūmō, dēligō, capiō, creō

5. (archery) to aim at

   Synonyms: intendō, affectō, quaerō, circumspiciō, expetō

   Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō, dēclīnō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of dēstinō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēstinō	dēstinās	dēstinat	dēstināmus	dēstinātis	dēstinant
	imperfect	dēstinābam	dēstinābās	dēstinābat	dēstinābāmus	dēstinābātis	dēstinābant
	future	dēstinābō	dēstinābis	dēstinābit	dēstinābimus	dēstinābitis	dēstinābunt
	perfect	dēstināvī	dēstināvistī, dēstināstī1	dēstināvit, dēstināt1	dēstināvimus, dēstināmus1	dēstināvistis, dēstināstis1	dēstināvērunt, dēstināvēre, dēstinārunt1
	pluperfect	dēstināveram, dēstināram1	dēstināverās, dēstinārās1	dēstināverat, dēstinārat1	dēstināverāmus, dēstinārāmus1	dēstināverātis, dēstinārātis1	dēstināverant, dēstinārant1
	future perfect	dēstināverō, dēstinārō1	dēstināveris, dēstināris1	dēstināverit, dēstinārit1	dēstināverimus, dēstinārimus1	dēstināveritis, dēstināritis1	dēstināverint, dēstinārint1
passive	present	dēstinor	dēstināris, dēstināre	dēstinātur	dēstināmur	dēstināminī	dēstinantur
	imperfect	dēstinābar	dēstinābāris, dēstinābāre	dēstinābātur	dēstinābāmur	dēstinābāminī	dēstinābantur
	future	dēstinābor	dēstināberis, dēstinābere	dēstinābitur	dēstinābimur	dēstinābiminī	dēstinābuntur
	perfect	dēstinātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēstinātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēstinātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēstinem	dēstinēs	dēstinet	dēstinēmus	dēstinētis	dēstinent
imperfect	dēstinārem	dēstinārēs	dēstināret	dēstinārēmus	dēstinārētis	dēstinārent
perfect	dēstināverim, dēstinārim1	dēstināverīs, dēstinārīs1	dēstināverit, dēstinārit1	dēstināverīmus, dēstinārīmus1	dēstināverītis, dēstinārītis1	dēstināverint, dēstinārint1
pluperfect	dēstināvissem, dēstināssem1	dēstināvissēs, dēstināssēs1	dēstināvisset, dēstināsset1	dēstināvissēmus, dēstināssēmus1	dēstināvissētis, dēstināssētis1	dēstināvissent, dēstināssent1
passive	present	dēstiner	dēstinēris, dēstinēre	dēstinētur	dēstinēmur	dēstinēminī	dēstinentur
imperfect	dēstinārer	dēstinārēris, dēstinārēre	dēstinārētur	dēstinārēmur	dēstinārēminī	dēstinārentur
perfect	dēstinātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	dēstinātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	dēstinā	—	—	dēstināte	—
	future	—	dēstinātō	dēstinātō	—	dēstinātōte	dēstinantō
passive	present	—	dēstināre	—	—	dēstināminī	—
	future	—	dēstinātor	dēstinātor	—	—	dēstinantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēstināre	dēstināvisse, dēstināsse1	dēstinātūrum esse	dēstinārī	dēstinātum esse	dēstinātum īrī
participles		dēstināns	—	dēstinātūrus	—	dēstinātus	dēstinandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		dēstinandī	dēstinandō	dēstinandum	dēstinandō	dēstinātum	dēstinātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Related terms

• dēstinātiō
• dēstinātor

Descendants

• Catalan: destinar
• Dalmatian: destinur
• English: destine
• French: destiner
• Galician: destinar
• Italian: destinare
• Occitan: destinar
• Portuguese: destinar
• Romanian: destina
• Sicilian: distinari
• Spanish: destinar

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈt͡ʃi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈti.nu/

• (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /dʒiʃ.ˈtʃi.nu/
• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /diʃ.ˈtĩ.nu/
• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ds.ˈtʃĩ.nu/
• Hyphenation: des‧ti‧no

Etymology 1

Deverbal from destinar.

Noun

destino m (plural destinos)

1. destiny, fate
2. destination

Etymology 2

Verb

destino

1. first-person singular present indicative of destinar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈtino/ [d̪esˈt̪i.no]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: des‧ti‧no

Etymology 1

Deverbal from destinar, borrowed from Latin dēstināre.

Noun

destino m (plural destinos)

1. destiny, fate

   Synonyms: hado, azar, sino

   destino cruel ― cruel fate

   un capricho del destino ― a twist of fate

2. destination
3. position, post

   Synonym: posición

Etymology 2

Verb

destino

1. first-person singular present indicative of destinar

Further reading

• “destino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• distino

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish destino.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /desˈtino/ [d̪ɛsˈt̪iː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: des‧ti‧no

Noun

destino (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜓ)

1. post; assignment (position)

   Synonyms: trabaho, pinagtatrabahuhan

   • 1891, Jose Rizal, Noli me tangere, Translated into Tagalog by Pascual Poblete, published 1906:

     Samantala ay naitanong ni Linares sa kura kung matatagpuan si Padre Damaso sa bagong destino niya . “Ang balita ko po ay di kalayuan dito ang bagong destino ni Padre Damaso.

     Meanwhile, Linares asked the priest if he can find Father Damaso on his new assignment. "What I heard is Padre Damaso's new assignment is just nearby."

   • 1918, Gregorio Nieva, The Philippine Review: (Revista Filipina) ; a Monthly Magazine in English and Spanish:

     Ang reina ang nangako sa kaniya nguni't hindi ko malaman kung tatangapin pa niya ang destino ngayong ang nasa sa poder ay hindi niya kapartido.

     The queen made a promise to him but I don't know if he'll accept his new post as the one in power is not a member of his party.

   • 1992, Wilfredo Pa Virtusio, Bilanggo at iba pang akda:

     Sa disyerto raw ang destino ng trabaho ng tatay niya, ang lawaklawak daw ng disyerto sa Sodi, kahit anong layo ng tingin mo, disyerto ang makikita mo.

     His father is assigned on the desert, the vast desert of Saudi, and no matter how far you are now, all you see is desert.

2. purpose

   Synonyms: pinag-uukulan, layunin

3. destiny; fate

   Synonyms: kapalaran, tadhana

Derived terms

• idestino
• madestino
• magdestino
• mapadestino
• nakadestino

 

Further reading

• “destino”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “destino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• sentido