prepotente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin praepotentem, form of praepotēns (“very powerful”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pre.poˈtɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: pre‧po‧tèn‧te

Participle

prepotente m or f (plural prepotenti)

  1. present participle of prepotere

Adjective

prepotente m or f (plural prepotenti)

  1. (literary, obsolete) very strong or powerful
  2. overbearing, arrogant
  3. (figurative) overwhelming

Noun

prepotente m or f by sense (plural prepotenti)

  1. bully

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin praepŏtentem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.poˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.poˈtẽ.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.puˈtẽ.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: pre‧po‧ten‧te

Adjective

prepotente m or f (plural prepotentes)

  1. overbearing, arrogant

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praepŏtentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾepoˈtente/ [pɾe.poˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: pre‧po‧ten‧te

Adjective

prepotente m or f (masculine and feminine plural prepotentes)

  1. overbearing
  2. arrogant
    Synonym: arrogante

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