adultera

See also: adulterá, adultéra, and adúltera

Catalan

Verb

adultera

1. inflection of adulterar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdul.te.ra/
• Rhymes: -ultera
• Hyphenation: a‧dùl‧te‧ra

Etymology 1

Adjective

adultera

1. feminine singular of adultero

Noun

adultera f (plural adultere)

1. female equivalent of adultero (“adulterer”)

Etymology 2

Verb

adultera

1. inflection of adulterare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin adulter

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin adultera

From adulter (“adulterer”) + -a (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈdʊɫ.tɛ.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈdul.te.ra]

Noun

adultera f (genitive adulterae, masculine adulter); first declension

1. adulteress

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	adultera	adulterae
genitive	adulterae	adulterārum
dative	adulterae	adulterīs
accusative	adulteram	adulterās
ablative	adulterā	adulterīs
vocative	adultera	adulterae

Verb

adulterā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of adulterō

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adulterare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdul.tɛ.ra/

• Audio (Gozo):

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• Rhymes: -ultɛra

Verb

adultera (imperfect jadultera, past participle adulterat, verbal noun adulterar)

1. to adulterate

Conjugation

Conjugation of adultera (a-type unadapted loan)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	adulterajt	adulterajt	adultera	adulterajna	adulterajtu	adulteraw
	f			adulterat
imperfect	m	nadultera	tadultera	jadultera	nadulteraw	tadulteraw	jadulteraw
	f			tadultera
imperative			adultera			adulteraw
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	adulterajtx	adulterajtx	adulterax	adulterajniex	adulterajtux	adulterawx
	f			adulteratx
imperfect	m	nadulterax	tadulterax	jadulterax	nadulterawx	tadulterawx	jadulterawx
	f			tadulterax
imperative			tadulterax			tadulterawx

Related terms

• adulterazzjoni
• adulterju
• adulteru

Portuguese

Verb

adultera

1. inflection of adulterar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French adultérer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.dul.teˈra/

Verb

a adultera (third-person singular present adulterează, past participle adulterat) 1st conjugation

1. to adulterate

Conjugation

    conjugation of adultera (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a adultera
gerund			adulterând
past participle			adulterat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	adulterez	adulterezi	adulterează	adulterăm	adulterați	adulterează
	imperfect	adulteram	adulterai	adultera	adulteram	adulterați	adulterau
	simple perfect	adulterai	adulterași	adulteră	adulterarăm	adulterarăți	adulterară
	pluperfect	adulterasem	adulteraseși	adulterase	adulteraserăm	adulteraserăți	adulteraseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să adulterez	să adulterezi	să adultereze	să adulterăm	să adulterați	să adultereze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		adulterează			adulterați
	negative		nu adultera			nu adulterați

Further reading

• “adultera”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Spanish

Verb

adultera

1. inflection of adulterar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adúltera.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈdulteɾa/ [ʔɐˌd̪ul.t̪ɛˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -ulteɾa
• Syllabification: a‧dul‧te‧ra

Noun

adúlterá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ)

1. female equivalent of adultero: adulteress

   Synonyms: mangangalunya, mang-aapid, manlalalaki

Related terms

• adulterado
• adulterante
• adulterasyon
• adultero
• adulteryo
• alterasyon
• alternasyon
• alternatiba
• alternatibo
• alterno
• altruwismo
• altruwista

Further reading

• “adultera”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “adultera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018