imediato

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• immediato (pre-reform)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin immediātus (“immediate”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.me.d͡ʒiˈa.tu/ [i.me.d͡ʒɪˈa.tu], (faster pronunciation) /i.meˈd͡ʒja.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.me.d͡ʒiˈa.tu/ [i.me.d͡ʒɪˈa.tu], (faster pronunciation) /i.meˈd͡ʒja.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.me.d͡ʒiˈa.to/ [i.me.d͡ʒɪˈa.to], (faster pronunciation) /i.meˈd͡ʒja.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.mɨˈdja.tu/ [i.mɨˈðja.tu]

Adjective

imediato (feminine imediata, masculine plural imediatos, feminine plural imediatas, not comparable)

1. immediate (without delay)

   Synonyms: espontâneo, instantâneo, repentino, subitâneo, súbito

   Antonyms: demorado, lento, moroso, vagaroso

Derived terms

• de imediato

Related terms

• imediação
• imediatamente
• imediatismo

Noun

imediato m (plural imediatos)

1. (nautical) first mate

Venetan

Etymology

Compare Italian immediato

Adjective

imediato (feminine singular imediata, masculine plural imediati, feminine plural imediate)

1. immediate
2. spontaneous