differente
See also: différente and diferente
Interlingua
Adjective
differente (comparative plus differente, superlative le plus differente)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dif.feˈrɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: dif‧fe‧rèn‧te
Etymology 1
From Latin differentem.
Adjective
differente m or f (plural differenti)
Usage notes
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Participle
differente m or f (plural differenti)
- present participle of differire
Further reading
- differente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
References
Middle English
Adjective
differente
- inflection of different:
- weak singular
- strong/weak plural
Portuguese
Adjective
differente m or f (plural differentes, comparable)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of diferente.
- 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “O menino mais novo [The Younger Boy]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 74:
- Algumas eram carneirinhos, mas desmanchavam-se e tornavam-se bichos differentes.
- Some were little lambs, but they broke apart and became different creatures.