albescente

Latin

Etymology 1

Participle

albēscente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of albēscēns

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of albēscente caelō/diē (ablative absolute, literally “at the sky/day(light) starting to become white”). Attested in the Peregrinatio Etheriae.

Adverb

albēscente (not comparable)

1. (Late Latin, hapax) at the break of day

   Synonyms: (Classical Latin) māne, prīmō dīlūculō, prīmā lūce, sōle oriente

   Antonym: (Late Latin) vesperāscente

References

• “albēsco” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin albēscentis, albēscēns, present participle of albēscō (“to become white”), from albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.beˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.beˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.beˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.beˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.beˈsẽ.te/ [aʊ̯.beˈsẽ.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /al.bɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/ [aɫ.βɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ], /al.bɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/ [aɫ.βɨˈʃẽ.tɨ]

Adjective

albescente m or f (plural albescentes)

1. (rare) albescent (becoming white; whitish)

   Synonym: albicante

Related terms

• álbum
• alvo

 

Further reading

• “albescente”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024