abbiente

Italian

Etymology

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), analogy with the regular subjunctive form abbia (< Latin habeam), or simply an independent gemination before /j/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈbjɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: ab‧bièn‧te

Adjective

abbiente (plural abbienti)

1. well-to-do, wealthy, prosperous
2. having, possessing

Synonyms

• (well-to-do): agiato
• (having): avente

Noun

abbiente m or f by sense (plural abbienti)

1. (usually in the plural) wealthy person

   Gli abbienti e i non abbienti ― the haves and the have-nots