aquiescente

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acquiēscentem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ki.eˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/ [a.kɪ.eˈsẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /a.kjeˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ki.eˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/ [a.kɪ.eˈsẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /a.kjeˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ki.eˈsẽ.te/ [a.kɪ.eˈsẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /a.kjeˈsẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.kjɛʃˈsẽ.tɨ/, /ɐ.kjɛˈsẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧qui‧es‧cen‧te

Adjective

aquiescente m or f (plural aquiescentes)

1. acquiescent (resting satisfied or submissive)

Related terms

• aquiescência
• aquiescer

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acquiescentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /akjesˈθente/ [a.kjesˈθẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /akjeˈsente/ [a.kjeˈsẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: a‧quies‧cen‧te

Adjective

aquiescente m or f (masculine and feminine plural aquiescentes)

1. acquiescent

Derived terms

• aquiescencia

 

Related terms

• quiescente

 

Further reading

• “aquiescente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014