protesto

See also: protestó and protestò

Catalan

Verb

protesto

1. first-person singular present indicative of protestar

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈtesto/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -esto
• Hyphenation: pro‧tes‧to

Noun

protesto (accusative singular proteston, plural protestoj, accusative plural protestojn)

1. protest

Derived terms

• amasprotesto (“mass protest”)
• protesti (“to protest”)

Galician

Verb

protesto

1. first-person singular present indicative of protestar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈtɛs.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛsto
• Hyphenation: pro‧tè‧sto

Etymology 1

Noun

protesto m (plural protesti)

1. (law) protest

Descendants

• → Turkish: protesto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

protesto

1. first-person singular present indicative of protestare

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈtɛs.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈtɛs.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈtɛʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈtɛs.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈtɛʃ.tu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: pro‧tes‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from protestar.

Noun

protesto m (plural protestos)

1. protest (collective gesture of disapproval)

   Synonym: manifestação

2. complaint (act of complaining)

   Synonyms: queixa, reclamação

   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 138:

     O protesto de Hermione foi abafado por uma risadinha alta.

     Hermione's complaint was interrupted by a loud little laugh.

3. (law) protest (formal objection)
4. (law) objection (official protest raised in a court of law)

Interjection

protesto!

1. (law) objection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

protesto

1. first-person singular present indicative of protestar

References

• “protesto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “protesto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “protesto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “protesto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈtesto/ [pɾoˈt̪es.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification: pro‧tes‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from protestar.

Noun

protesto m (plural protestos)

1. protest

   Synonym: manifestación

Etymology 2

Verb

protesto

1. first-person singular present indicative of protestar

Further reading

• “protesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پروتستو (protesto), from Italian protesto.

Noun

protesto (definite accusative protestoyu, plural protestolar)

1. protest

Declension

Declension of protesto

singular plural nominative protesto protestolar definite accusative protestoyu protestoları dative protestoya protestolara locative protestoda protestolarda ablative protestodan protestolardan genitive protestonun protestoların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular protestom protestolarım 2nd singular proteston protestoların 3rd singular protestosu protestoları 1st plural protestomuz protestolarımız 2nd plural protestonuz protestolarınız 3rd plural protestoları protestoları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular protestomu protestolarımı 2nd singular protestonu protestolarını 3rd singular protestosunu protestolarını 1st plural protestomuzu protestolarımızı 2nd plural protestonuzu protestolarınızı 3rd plural protestolarını protestolarını dative singular plural 1st singular protestoma protestolarıma 2nd singular protestona protestolarına 3rd singular protestosuna protestolarına 1st plural protestomuza protestolarımıza 2nd plural protestonuza protestolarınıza 3rd plural protestolarına protestolarına locative singular plural 1st singular protestomda protestolarımda 2nd singular protestonda protestolarında 3rd singular protestosunda protestolarında 1st plural protestomuzda protestolarımızda 2nd plural protestonuzda protestolarınızda 3rd plural protestolarında protestolarında ablative singular plural 1st singular protestomdan protestolarımdan 2nd singular protestondan protestolarından 3rd singular protestosundan protestolarından 1st plural protestomuzdan protestolarımızdan 2nd plural protestonuzdan protestolarınızdan 3rd plural protestolarından protestolarından genitive singular plural 1st singular protestomun protestolarımın 2nd singular protestonun protestolarının 3rd singular protestosunun protestolarının 1st plural protestomuzun protestolarımızın 2nd plural protestonuzun protestolarınızın 3rd plural protestolarının protestolarının

Derived terms

• protestocu