discente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin discentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diʃˈʃɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: di‧scèn‧te

Noun

discente m or f by sense (plural discenti)

1. learner

   Synonym: alunno

Further reading

• discente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• scindete, sdicente

Latin

Participle

discente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of discēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin discentem.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ẽti

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /diʃˈsẽ.tɨ/, /diˈʃẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: dis‧cen‧te

Noun

discente m or f by sense (plural discentes)

1. learner, student

   Synonyms: aluno, estudante

   Antonyms: docente, professor

Further reading

• “discente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “discente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin discentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈθente/ [d̪isˈθẽn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /diˈsente/ [d̪iˈsẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: dis‧cen‧te

Noun

discente m or f by sense (plural discentes)

1. learner, student

   Synonyms: alumno, estudiante, educando

   Antonyms: docente, profesor, maestro, educador

Further reading

• “discente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025