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alerta.

alert, vigilant

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/aˈleɾta/[aˈleɾ.t̪a]

  1. alert, vigilant

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Italian a Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Latin illam Italian la Italian alla Italian erta blend Italian allertader. Italian all'ertabor. Spanish alerta Borrowed from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from allerta, a blend of alla + erta. First attested in 1492 in La crónica de Adramón.

adv/aˈleɾta/[aˈleɾ.t̪a]

  1. alertly

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Italian a Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Latin illam Italian la Italian alla Italian erta blend Italian allertader. Italian all'ertabor. Spanish alerta Borrowed from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from allerta, a blend of alla + erta. First attested in 1492 in La crónica de Adramón.

noun/aˈleɾta/[aˈleɾ.t̪a]

  1. alarm

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Italian a Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Latin illam Italian la Italian alla Italian erta blend Italian allertader. Italian all'ertabor. Spanish alerta Borrowed from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from allerta, a blend of alla + erta. First attested in 1492 in La crónica de Adramón.

verb/aˈleɾta/[aˈleɾ.t̪a]

  1. inflection of alertar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of alertar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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