different between portent vs telling
portent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portend? (“I predict, I foretell”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??t?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??t?nt/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?po(?)?t?nt/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?po?t?nt/
Noun
portent (plural portents)
- Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
- A portending; significance
- Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:omen
Related terms
- portend
- portentous
Translations
References
Anagrams
- torpent
French
Pronunciation
Verb
portent
- third-person plural present indicative of porter
- third-person plural present subjunctive of porter
Latin
Verb
portent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of port?
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telling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?l??/
- Rhymes: -?l??
Etymology 1
Verb
telling
- present participle of tell
Adjective
telling (comparative more telling, superlative most telling)
- Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.
- Revealing information; bearing significance.
- Serving to convince.
Derived terms
- tellingly
- tellingness
Etymology 2
Gerund from the verb tell, from tell +? -ing.
Noun
telling (plural tellings)
- The act of narration.
- The disclosure of information.
- (archaic) Counting, numbering.
- (chiefly in the negative) Ability to determine.
Synonyms
- (counting, numbering): enumeration; see also Thesaurus:counting
Anagrams
- gillnet
Dutch
Etymology
From tellen +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tel?ling
Noun
telling f (plural tellingen, diminutive tellinkje n)
- counting, count
Derived terms
- jaartelling
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From telle +? -ing.
Noun
telling f or m (definite singular tellinga or tellingen, indefinite plural tellinger, definite plural tellingene)
- counting, a count (act of counting)
Derived terms
- folketelling
- nedtelling
See also
- teljing (Nynorsk)
References
- “telling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “telling” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
West Frisian
Etymology
From telle +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?l??/
Noun
telling c (plural tellingen)
- counting, count
Derived terms
- jiertelling
Further reading
- “telling”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
telling From the web:
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