contagiante

Italian

Participle

contagiante (plural contagianti)

1. present participle of contagiare

Portuguese

Etymology

From contagiar +‎ -nte.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [kõ.ta.ʒɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [kõ.ta.ʒɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈɐ̃.te/ [kõ.ta.ʒɪˈɐ̃.te], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɐˈʒjɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: con‧ta‧gi‧an‧te

Adjective

contagiante m or f (plural contagiantes)

1. contagious (of a disease, able to be transmitted to others)

   Synonym: (of a disease, able to be transmitted) contagioso

2. contagious (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others)

Further reading

• “contagiante” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “contagiante” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “contagiante” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “contagiante” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “contagiante” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From contagiar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontaˈxjante/ [kõn̪.t̪aˈxjãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: con‧ta‧gian‧te

Adjective

contagiante m or f (masculine and feminine plural contagiantes)

1. contagious (of a disease, able to be transmitted to others)

   Synonym: contagioso

2. contagious (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others)