-ente

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛntɛ]
• Rhymes: -tɛ

Suffix

-ente

1. (distributive-temporal suffix) Added to a temporal noun to form an adverb.

   Synonym: -enként

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Etymology

From Latin -entem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛn.te/

Suffix

-ente

1. used with a stem to form the present participle of regular -ere and -ire verbs
2. used to form many adjectives whose form is the same in masculine and feminine

Suffix

-ente

1. vocative masculine singular of -entus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -entem. As a productive suffix, borrowed from Latin, although inherited in a few words.

Suffix

-ente m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -entes)

1. -ing, -ent; forms adjectives from verbs ending in -er and -ir

   ‎temer (“to fear”) + ‎-ente → ‎temente (“fearful”)

   ‎resplandecer (“to shine”) + ‎-ente → ‎resplandecente (“shining, resplendent”)

Suffix

-ente m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -entes)

1. -er, -ent; forms agent nouns from verbs ending in -er and -ir

   Synonyms: -eiro, -dor

   ‎verter (“to gush, to spring (water)”) + ‎-ente → ‎vertente (“spring”)

   ‎encher (“to fill”) + ‎-ente → ‎enchente (“flood”)

Derived terms

See also

• -ante
• -inte

Etymology

From Latin -entem.

Suffix

-ente m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -entes)
-ente m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -entes)

1. Alternative form of -ante

Further reading

• “-ente”, 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