irritante
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌi.riˈtɑn.tə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ir‧ri‧tan‧te
Adjective
irritante
- inflection of irritant:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
French
Adjective
irritante
- feminine singular of irritant
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ir.riˈtan.te/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Hyphenation: ir‧ri‧tàn‧te
Adjective
irritante m or f (plural irritanti)
- irritating, annoying, vexatious, pesky, teasing
- Synonyms: fastidioso, spiacevole, sgradevole
Related terms
Participle
irritante m or f (plural irritanti)
- present participle of irritare
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
irrītante
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of irrītāns
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin irrītantem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ʁiˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [i.hiˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.ʁiˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [i.χiˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ʁiˈtɐ̃.te/ [i.hiˈtɐ̃.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ʁiˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃t͡ʃi, -ɐ̃tɨ
- Hyphenation: ir‧ri‧tan‧te
Adjective
irritante m or f (plural irritantes)
- annoying (causing irritation or annoyance)
- Isto é irritante. ― This is annoying.
- irritating (causing irritation; state of inflammation or of painful reaction)
- Synonym: urticante
- As folhas da urtiga são irritantes para a pele.
- Nettle leaves are irritating to the skin.
Related terms
Further reading
- “irritante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “irritante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “irritante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “irritante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From irritar (“to annoy, to irritate, to bother”) + -ante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iriˈtante/ [i.riˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: i‧rri‧tan‧te
Adjective
irritante m or f (masculine and feminine plural irritantes)
- irritating
- abrasive
- Synonym: brusco
Derived terms
Noun
irritante m (plural irritantes)
Further reading
- “irritante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024