infinito

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian. Doublet of infinite.

Adjective

infinito (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, music) infinite; perpetual (usually said of a canon whose end leads back to the beginning)

References

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

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnfīnītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.fiˈni.to/

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: in‧fi‧nì‧to

Adjective

infinito (feminine infinita, masculine plural infiniti, feminine plural infinite)

1. infinite
2. boundless, unlimited, unbounded, immeasurable
3. endless, countless
4. (grammar) infinite

Synonyms

• enorme
• eterno
• illimitato
• immortale
• incommensurabile
• innumerevole
• interminabile
• perenne
• sconfinato
• smisurato
• sterminato

Antonyms

• finito
• limitato

Derived terms

• infinità
• infinitamente
• infinitesimo
• infinitezza
• infinitivale
• infinitivo

Descendants

• → Maltese: infinit

Noun

infinito m (plural infiniti)

1. infinity, endlessness

   Synonyms: cosmo, creato, spazio, universo

   all'infinito ― endlessly, forever; in the infinitive

2. (grammar) infinitive mood

   Hyponyms: infinito presente, infinito passato

Further reading

• “infinito”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Adjective

īnfīnītō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of īnfīnītus

References

• “infinito”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• infinito in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• infinitivo (infinitive)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfīnītus. Doublet of infindo, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fiˈni.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fiˈni.tu/

• Hyphenation: in‧fi‧ni‧to

Adjective

infinito (feminine infinita, masculine plural infinitos, feminine plural infinitas)

1. infinite (boundless, endless)

Noun

infinito m (plural infinitos)

1. (grammar) infinitive (non-finite verb form)
2. (uncountable) infinity (endlessness or unlimitedness)

Related terms

• infinidade

Further reading

• “infinito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-

Latin fīnītus

Latin īnfīnītusder.

Spanish infinito

Derived from Latin īnfīnītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /infiˈnito/ [ĩɱ.fiˈni.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: in‧fi‧ni‧to

Adjective

infinito (feminine infinita, masculine plural infinitos, feminine plural infinitas)

1. infinite
2. unlimited, boundless, unbounded

   Synonym: ilimitado

3. endless, countless

   Synonym: incontable

4. immeasurable

   Synonym: inmensurable

Derived terms

• recursividad infinita

Adverb

infinito

1. immensely; hugely; infinitely; big-time

   vamos a celebrarlo infinito

   we're going to celebrate big-time

Noun

infinito m (plural infinitos)

1. infinity

   Synonym: infinidad

Derived terms

• al infinito

Related terms

• infinitud

Further reading

• “infinito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025