impedimento

Italian

Etymology

From Latin impedimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.pe.diˈmen.to/
• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧di‧mén‧to

Noun

impedimento m (plural impedimenti)

1. obstacle
2. impediment
3. setback

Related terms

• impedire

Latin

Noun

impedīmentō

1. dative/ablative singular of impedīmentum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impedimentum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.d͡ʒiˈmẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.d͡ʒiˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.d͡ʒiˈmẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɨ.diˈmẽ.tu/ [ĩ.pɨ.ðiˈmẽ.tu]

• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧di‧men‧to

Noun

impedimento m (plural impedimentos)

1. impediment (that which impedes progress)
2. (law, politics) impeachment

   Synonym: impeachment

3. (Brazil, sports) offside (illegal position ahead of the ball)

   Synonym: (Portugal) fora de jogo

Related terms

• impedir

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impedimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impediˈmento/ [ĩm.pe.ð̞iˈmẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: im‧pe‧di‧men‧to

Noun

impedimento m (plural impedimentos)

1. obstacle

   Synonym: obstáculo

2. impediment

   Synonym: estorbo

Related terms

• impedir

 

Further reading

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