oportuno

Galician

Etymology

From Latin opportūnus (“suitable”).

Adjective

oportuno (feminine oportuna, masculine plural oportunos, feminine plural oportunas)

1. opportune (at a convenient time)

   Antonyms: importuno, inoportuno

2. suitable, appropriate

   Synonyms: adecuado, apropiado

   Antonyms: importuno, inoportuno

Derived terms

• oportunismo
• oportunista

Related terms

• oportunidade

Further reading

• “oportuno”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Latin

Adjective

oportūnō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of oportūnus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• opportuno (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin opportūnus (“suitable”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.poʁˈtũ.nu/ [o.pohˈtũ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.poʁˈtũ.nu/ [o.pohˈtũ.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /o.poɾˈtũ.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /o.poʁˈtũ.nu/ [o.poχˈtũ.nu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.poɻˈtu.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.puɾˈtu.nu/

• Hyphenation: o‧por‧tu‧no

Adjective

oportuno (feminine oportuna, masculine plural oportunos, feminine plural oportunas)

1. opportune (at a convenient time)

   Synonyms: apropriado, conveniente, propício

   Antonyms: inapropriado, inconveniente, inoportuno

Related terms

• oportunamente
• oportunidade
• oportunismo
• oportunista
• oportunistamente
• oportunisticamente
• oportunístico
• oportunizar
• oportunoso

 

Further reading

• “oportuno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin opportūnus (“suitable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opoɾˈtuno/ [o.poɾˈt̪u.no]
• Rhymes: -uno
• Syllabification: o‧por‧tu‧no

Adjective

oportuno (feminine oportuna, masculine plural oportunos, feminine plural oportunas)

1. opportune

   Synonym: conveniente

   Antonym: inoportuno

2. suitable, appropriate

   Synonyms: adecuado, apropiado, conveniente

Derived terms

• oportunismo
• oportunista

 

Related terms

• importuno
• inoportuno
• oportunidad

 

Further reading

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