acto

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaːk.toː/, [ˈäːkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈak.to/, [ˈäkt̪o]

āctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āctus

• acto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

acto m (plural actos)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of ato. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Borrowed from Latin actus, a noun based on agō (“do”). Doublet of auto, an earlier borrowing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡto/ [ˈaɣ̞.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -aɡto
• Syllabification: ac‧to

acto m (plural actos)

1. act (something done)

   Fue un acto de valor.

   It was an act of courage.

2. (theater) act

   Ahora va a empezar el tercer acto.

   The third act is about to begin.

3. ceremony, function

   Synonyms: ceremonia, función

• “acto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014