hesitante

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin haesitantem, corresponding to hesitar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ziˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/, /e.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
• Hyphenation: he‧si‧tan‧te

Adjective

hesitante m or f (plural hesitantes)

1. hesitant; hesitating

Related terms

• hesitação
• hesitar

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English hesitant, influenced by Spanish -ante and the ⟨h⟩ still pronounced as /h/ instead of being silent.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hesiˈtante/ [hɛ.sɪˈt̪an̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: he‧si‧tan‧te

Adjective

hesitante (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. hesitant

   Synonyms: atubili, alanganin, bantulot, urong-sulong, ulik-ulik

Related terms

• adhesibo
• adhesyon
• hesitasyon