contente

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

contente (comparative more contente, superlative most contente)

  1. Obsolete spelling of content

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

contente

  1. feminine singular of content

Verb[edit]

contente

  1. inflection of contenter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /konˈtɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: con‧tèn‧te

Adjective[edit]

contente

  1. feminine plural of contento

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From contentus, participle of contendō (stretch, strain).

Adverb[edit]

contentē (comparative contentius, superlative contentissimē)

  1. earnestly, vehemently, with exertion

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • contente”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • contente”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • contente in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Participle[edit]

contente

  1. vocative masculine singular of contentus

Norman[edit]

Adjective[edit]

contente

  1. feminine singular of content

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese contente, contento, borrowed from Latin contentus.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: con‧ten‧te

Adjective[edit]

contente m or f (plural contentes, comparable, comparative mais contente, superlative o mais contente or contentíssimo)

  1. happy
    Synonyms: alegre, feliz
  2. content, satisfied
    Synonym: satisfeito

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

contente

  1. inflection of contentar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

contente

  1. second-person singular imperative of contener combined with te
  2. inflection of contentar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative