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espera.

wait (time spent waiting)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈpɛ.ɾɐ/Brazil/esˈpɛ.ɾɐ/Brazil/iʃˈpɛ.ɾɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈpɛ.ɾɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. wait (time spent waiting)

    feminine
  2. ambush (wait for someone in order to attack them)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Old Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *spēsō Latin spērāre Old Galician-Portuguese asperar Portuguese esperardeverb. Portuguese espera Deverbal from esperar.

verb/isˈpɛ.ɾɐ/Brazil/esˈpɛ.ɾɐ/Brazil/iʃˈpɛ.ɾɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈpɛ.ɾɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of esperar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of esperar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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