aspecto

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aspectus.

Noun

aspecto m (plural aspectos)

1. appearance, look
2. aspect

Latin

Alternative forms

• adspectō

Etymology

From aspiciō (“look at, see”) +‎ -tō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /asˈpek.toː/, [äs̠ˈpɛkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /asˈpek.to/, [äsˈpɛkt̪o]

Verb

aspectō (present infinitive aspectāre, perfect active aspectāvī, supine aspectātum); first conjugation

1. to look at attentively; observe, watch, regard
2. to look at with respect or desire; pay attention to
3. to look or lie towards, overlook

Conjugation

Conjugation of aspectō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	aspectō	aspectās	aspectat	aspectāmus	aspectātis	aspectant
	imperfect	aspectābam	aspectābās	aspectābat	aspectābāmus	aspectābātis	aspectābant
	future	aspectābō	aspectābis	aspectābit	aspectābimus	aspectābitis	aspectābunt
	perfect	aspectāvī	aspectāvistī	aspectāvit	aspectāvimus	aspectāvistis	aspectāvērunt, aspectāvēre
	pluperfect	aspectāveram	aspectāverās	aspectāverat	aspectāverāmus	aspectāverātis	aspectāverant
	future perfect	aspectāverō	aspectāveris	aspectāverit	aspectāverimus	aspectāveritis	aspectāverint
passive	present	aspector	aspectāris, aspectāre	aspectātur	aspectāmur	aspectāminī	aspectantur
	imperfect	aspectābar	aspectābāris, aspectābāre	aspectābātur	aspectābāmur	aspectābāminī	aspectābantur
	future	aspectābor	aspectāberis, aspectābere	aspectābitur	aspectābimur	aspectābiminī	aspectābuntur
	perfect	aspectātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	aspectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	aspectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	aspectem	aspectēs	aspectet	aspectēmus	aspectētis	aspectent
	imperfect	aspectārem	aspectārēs	aspectāret	aspectārēmus	aspectārētis	aspectārent
	perfect	aspectāverim	aspectāverīs	aspectāverit	aspectāverīmus	aspectāverītis	aspectāverint
	pluperfect	aspectāvissem	aspectāvissēs	aspectāvisset	aspectāvissēmus	aspectāvissētis	aspectāvissent
passive	present	aspecter	aspectēris, aspectēre	aspectētur	aspectēmur	aspectēminī	aspectentur
	imperfect	aspectārer	aspectārēris, aspectārēre	aspectārētur	aspectārēmur	aspectārēminī	aspectārentur
	perfect	aspectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	aspectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	aspectā	—	—	aspectāte	—
	future	—	aspectātō	aspectātō	—	aspectātōte	aspectantō
passive	present	—	aspectāre	—	—	aspectāminī	—
	future	—	aspectātor	aspectātor	—	—	aspectantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		aspectāre	aspectāvisse	aspectātūrum esse	aspectārī	aspectātum esse	aspectātum īrī
participles		aspectāns	—	aspectātūrus	—	aspectātus	aspectandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		aspectandī	aspectandō	aspectandum	aspectandō	aspectātum	aspectātū

Related terms

• aspiciō
• spectō

Descendants

• Aromanian: ashteptu, ashtiptari
• French: aspecter
• Friulian: spietâ
• Istriot: spattà
• Italian: aspettare
• Neapolitan: aspettà
• Romanian: aștepta, așteptare
• Romansch: spetgar
• Sardinian: aisetare
• Sicilian: aspittari, spittari, astittari
• Venetan: aspetar, spetar

References

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aspeto (Portugal)
• aspeito (dated)

Etymology

Semi-learned term remade from Old Galician-Portuguese aspeito, based on Latin aspectus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /asˈpɛk.tu/, /asˈpɛ.ki.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /asˈpɛk.tu/, /asˈpɛ.ki.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃˈpɛk.tu/, /aʃˈpɛ.ki.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /asˈpɛk.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃˈpɛ.ktu/

• Hyphenation: as‧pec‧to

Noun

aspecto m (plural aspectos) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

1. appearance, look
2. aspect

Further reading

• “aspecto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “aspecto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “aspecto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “aspecto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “aspecto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “aspecto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspectus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈpeɡto/ [asˈpeɣ̞.t̪o]

• Audio (Latin America):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: as‧pec‧to

Noun

aspecto m (plural aspectos)

1. aspect
2. appearance, look

   Synonyms: apariencia, semblante

Derived terms

• aspectado

 

Related terms

• aspectual

 

Further reading

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