devoto

See also: Devoto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian devoto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈvəʊtəʊ/

Noun

devoto (plural devotos or devotoes)

1. A devotee.
   • 1697-1698, John Scott, Practical Discourses upon Several Subjects

     And this hath been commonly experimented by the Devoto's of all Religions; for even among the devouter Tarks and Heathens we may find as notorious Instances of those Incomes and Enlargements

References

“devoto”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Alternative forms

• divoto (rare)

Etymology

From Latin dēvōtus (“vowed, promised, dedicated”), from dēvoveō (“to vow, offer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈvɔ.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔto
• Hyphenation: de‧vò‧to

Adjective

devoto (feminine devota, masculine plural devoti, feminine plural devote, superlative devotissimo)

1. devout, pious
2. devoted

Noun

devoto m (plural devoti, feminine devota)

1. a devout or faithful person

Further reading

• “devoto”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “devoto” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• “devoto” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• “devoto” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• “devoto” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• “devoto”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [deːˈwoː.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [deˈvɔː.to]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

dēvōtō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēvōtus

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti

Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō

Latin voveō

Latin dēvoveō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

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

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin dēvōtō

From dēvoveō + -tō.

Verb

dēvōtō (present infinitive dēvōtāre, perfect active dēvōtāvī, supine dēvōtātum); first conjugation

1. to bewitch, enchant
2. to invoke with vows
3. to curse
4. (rare) to dedicate, devote

Conjugation

   Conjugation of dēvōtō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	dēvōtō		dēvōtās		dēvōtat		dēvōtāmus		dēvōtātis		dēvōtant
	imperfect	dēvōtābam		dēvōtābās		dēvōtābat		dēvōtābāmus		dēvōtābātis		dēvōtābant
	future	dēvōtābō		dēvōtābis		dēvōtābit		dēvōtābimus		dēvōtābitis		dēvōtābunt
	perfect	dēvōtāvī		dēvōtāvistī		dēvōtāvit		dēvōtāvimus		dēvōtāvistis		dēvōtāvērunt, dēvōtāvēre
	pluperfect	dēvōtāveram		dēvōtāverās		dēvōtāverat		dēvōtāverāmus		dēvōtāverātis		dēvōtāverant
	future perfect	dēvōtāverō		dēvōtāveris		dēvōtāverit		dēvōtāverimus		dēvōtāveritis		dēvōtāverint
passive	present	dēvōtor		dēvōtāris, dēvōtāre		dēvōtātur		dēvōtāmur		dēvōtāminī		dēvōtantur
	imperfect	dēvōtābar		dēvōtābāris, dēvōtābāre		dēvōtābātur		dēvōtābāmur		dēvōtābāminī		dēvōtābantur
	future	dēvōtābor		dēvōtāberis, dēvōtābere		dēvōtābitur		dēvōtābimur		dēvōtābiminī		dēvōtābuntur
	perfect	dēvōtātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēvōtātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēvōtātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	dēvōtem		dēvōtēs		dēvōtet		dēvōtēmus		dēvōtētis		dēvōtent
	imperfect	dēvōtārem		dēvōtārēs		dēvōtāret		dēvōtārēmus		dēvōtārētis		dēvōtārent
	perfect	dēvōtāverim		dēvōtāverīs		dēvōtāverit		dēvōtāverīmus		dēvōtāverītis		dēvōtāverint
	pluperfect	dēvōtāvissem		dēvōtāvissēs		dēvōtāvisset		dēvōtāvissēmus		dēvōtāvissētis		dēvōtāvissent
passive	present	dēvōter		dēvōtēris, dēvōtēre		dēvōtētur		dēvōtēmur		dēvōtēminī		dēvōtentur
	imperfect	dēvōtārer		dēvōtārēris, dēvōtārēre		dēvōtārētur		dēvōtārēmur		dēvōtārēminī		dēvōtārentur
	perfect	dēvōtātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dēvōtātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		dēvōtā		—		—		dēvōtāte		—
	future	—		dēvōtātō		dēvōtātō		—		dēvōtātōte		dēvōtantō
passive	present	—		dēvōtāre		—		—		dēvōtāminī		—
	future	—		dēvōtātor		dēvōtātor		—		—		dēvōtantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		dēvōtāre			dēvōtārī			dēvōtāns			—
future		dēvōtātūrum esse			dēvōtātum īrī			dēvōtātūrus			dēvōtandus
perfect		dēvōtāvisse			dēvōtātum esse			—			dēvōtātus
future perfect		—			dēvōtātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		dēvōtātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		dēvōtandī		dēvōtandō		dēvōtandum		dēvōtandō		dēvōtātum		dēvōtātū

Derived terms

• dēvōtātiō

Descendants

• > Spanish: devodar

References

• “devoto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• devoto in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• “devoto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈvɔ.tu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈvɔ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈvɔ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈbɔ.tu/ [dɨˈβɔ.tu]

• Hyphenation: de‧vo‧to

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti

Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō

Latin voveō

Latin dēvoveō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin dēvōtuslbor.

Portuguese devoto

Learned borrowing from Latin dēvōtus (“promised; vowed”).

Adjective

devoto (feminine devota, masculine plural devotos, feminine plural devotas)

1. (religion) devout; pious (devoted to religious feelings and duties)

   Synonym: pio

Derived terms

• devotamente

Noun

devoto m (plural devotos, feminine devota, feminine plural devotas)

1. devotee (ardent enthusiast or admirer)

   Synonyms: entusiasta, discípulo

2. (religion) devotee (zealous follower of a religion)

Related terms

• devoção
• devotar
• voto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

devoto

1. first-person singular present indicative of devotar

Further reading

• “devoto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “devoto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “devoto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “devoto”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “devoto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “devoto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēvōtus (“vowed, promised, dedicated”), from dēvoveō (“to vow, offer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈboto/ [d̪eˈβ̞o.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: de‧vo‧to

Adjective

devoto (feminine devota, masculine plural devotos, feminine plural devotas)

1. devoted, devout
2. pious

   Synonyms: pío, piadoso

Noun

devoto m (plural devotos, feminine devota, feminine plural devotas)

1. devotee
2. admirer

   Synonym: admirador

Related terms

• devoción

Further reading

• “devoto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026