momento

From confusion of memento with moment, as in "a memorable moment".

momento

1. Misspelling of memento.

This spelling is so common that some references now no longer consider it a misspelling.

• “memento”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (usage note)

• IPA^(key): [moˈmento]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to

momento (accusative singular momenton, plural momentoj, accusative plural momentojn)

1. moment, instant
   • 1952, F. Omelka, La Alaska stafeto‎:

     Kaj en tiu ĉi solena momento ekparolis la ŝerifo.

     And in this solemn moment up spoke the sherif.

From Latin momentum.

• IPA^(key): /moˈmen.to̝/
• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to

momento m (plural momentos)

1. moment, instant

   Synonyms: instante, retrinco

2. (physics) momentum

• “momento” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Borrowed from English momentum, French moment, German Moment, Italian momento, Russian моме́нт (momént), Spanish momento. Decision no. 1272, Progreso VII. Old superseded sense also through Esperanto momento.

• IPA^(key): /moˈmento/

momento (plural momenti)

1. (physics) momentum

   Synonym: mov-quanto (rare)

2. (superseded, rare) moment [1907–1912/13]

   Synonym: instanto

• Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 173
• Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 71

momento (plural momentos)

1. moment

   In iste momento, io es euphoric.

   In this moment, I am euphoric.

From Latin mōmentum.

• IPA^(key): /moˈmen.to/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: mo‧mén‧to

momento m (plural momenti)

1. moment
2. (physics) momentum

• dal momento che
• momentaneamente
• momentaneo
• momento angolare

• istante

• momento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

mōmentō

1. dative/ablative singular of mōmentum

Borrowed from Latin mōmentum.

• Rhymes: -ẽtu
• Hyphenation: mo‧men‧to

momento m (plural momentos)

1. moment (very brief period of time)
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 508:

     Harry estudou-o por um momento.

     Harry studied him for a moment.

2. (physics) momentum

For quotations using this term, see Citations:momento.

From Latin mōmentum.

• IPA^(key): /moˈmento/ [moˈmẽn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia)

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• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: mo‧men‧to

momento m (plural momentos)

1. (time) moment, instant

   Un momento, señor.

   One moment, sir.

   Synonym: instante

2. timing

   Fue un mal momento, así de simple.

   It was bad timing, plain and simple.

   ¡Buen momento! Tengo el día libre.

   Good timing! I have the day off.

3. (physics) momentum

• lapso
• segundo

• “momento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014