imenso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• immenso (pre-reform spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin immēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈmẽ.su/

• Hyphenation: i‧men‧so

Adjective

imenso (feminine imensa, masculine plural imensos, feminine plural imensas)

1. immense

Adverb

imenso (comparable, comparative mais imenso, superlative o mais imenso)

1. (Portugal) immensely, very much

Usage notes

• In European Portuguese, the word’s first syllable is occasionally nasalized. This is reminiscent of the word’s original spelling, immenso.