erecto

Latin

Participle

ērēctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ērēctus

Portuguese

Adjective

erecto (feminine erecta, masculine plural erectos, feminine plural erectas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of ereto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ērectus. Compare yerto.

Adjective

erecto (feminine erecta, masculine plural erectos, feminine plural erectas)

1. erect; raised

Further reading

• “erecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28