# devoto
## English
### Etymology

From Italian devoto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɪˈvəʊtəʊ/

### Noun

devoto (plural devotos or devotoes)
* 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: /deˈvɔ.to/
* Rhymes: -ɔto
* Hyphenation: de‧vò‧to

### Adjective

devoto (feminine devota, masculine plural devoti, feminine plural devote, superlative devotissimo)
* devout, pious
* devoted

### Noun

devoto m (plural devoti, feminine devota)
* 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 Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /deːˈu̯oː.toː/, [d̪eːˈu̯oːt̪oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /deˈvo.to/, [d̪eˈvɔːt̪o]

### Participle

dēvōtō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēvōtus

### References

* “devoto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* devoto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /deˈvɔ.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /deˈvɔ.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /deˈvɔ.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨˈvɔ.tu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨˈvɔ.tu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /dɨˈbɔ.tu/ [dɨˈβɔ.tu]
* Hyphenation: de‧vo‧to

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin dēvōtus (“promised; vowed”).

#### Adjective

devoto (feminine devota, masculine plural devotos, feminine plural devotas)
* (religion) devout; pious (devoted to religious feelings and duties)
    Synonym: pio

##### Derived terms

* devotamente

#### Noun

devoto m (plural devotos, feminine devota, feminine plural devotas)
* devotee (ardent enthusiast or admirer)
    Synonyms: entusiasta, discípulo
* (religion) devotee (zealous follower of a religion)

#### Related terms

* devoção
* devotar
* voto

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

devoto
* first-person singular present indicative of devotar

### Further reading

* “devoto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “devoto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “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, 2003–2025
* “devoto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “devoto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deˈboto/ [d̪eˈβ̞o.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -oto
* Syllabification: de‧vo‧to

### Adjective

devoto (feminine devota, masculine plural devotos, feminine plural devotas)
* devoted, devout
* pious
    Synonyms: pío, piadoso

### Noun

devoto m (plural devotos, feminine devota, feminine plural devotas)
* devotee
* admirer
    Synonym: admirador

#### Related terms

* devoción

### Further reading

* “devoto”, 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