abbiente
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin habentem, present active participle of habeō (“have, hold, possess”). The geminate /bb/ could reflect transmission via an old Italian abbere (variant of avere),[1] analogy with the regular subjunctive form abbia (< Latin habeam), or simply an independent gemination before /j/.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
abbiente (plural abbienti)
Synonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
abbiente m or f by sense (plural abbienti)
- (usually in the plural) wealthy person
- Gli abbienti e i non abbienti ― the haves and the have-nots
References[edit]
- ^ Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana by Ottorino Pianigiani, etymology of "abbiente".
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