impertinente

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃t/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Hyphenation: im‧per‧ti‧nente

Adjective

impertinente

1. feminine singular of impertinent

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmpɛʁtiˈnɛntə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: im‧per‧ti‧nen‧te

Adjective

impertinente

1. inflection of impertinent:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

From Latin impertinentem. Cognate with Piedmontese impertinent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.per.tiˈnɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: im‧per‧ti‧nèn‧te

Adjective

impertinente m or f by sense (plural impertinenti)

1. bold, pert, impertinent, saucy, cheeky

   Synonyms: arrogante, insolente, irriverente, sfacciato

Derived terms

• impertinentemente
• impertinenza

Noun

impertinente m or f by sense (plural impertinenti)

1. impertinent person, cheeky person

   Synonym: maleducato

Further reading

• “impertinente”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪm.pɛr.tɪˈnɛn.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [im.per.tiˈnɛn.te]
• Hyphenation: im‧per‧ti‧nen‧te

Adjective

impertinente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of impertinēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin impertinentem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.peʁ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ĩ.peh.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.peʁ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ĩ.peh.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.peɾ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.peʁ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ĩ.peχ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ĩ.peɻ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɨɾ.tiˈnẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: im‧per‧ti‧nen‧te

Adjective

impertinente m or f (plural impertinentes)

1. impertinent (insolent, ill-mannered)

Further reading

• “impertinente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin impertinentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impeɾtiˈnente/ [ĩm.peɾ.t̪iˈnẽn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: im‧per‧ti‧nen‧te

Adjective

impertinente m or f (masculine and feminine plural impertinentes)

1. impertinent
2. cheeky

   Synonym: descarado

Derived terms

• impertinentemente

Related terms

• impertinencia

Further reading

• “impertinente”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin impertinentemlbor.

Spanish impertinentebor.

Tagalog impertinente

Borrowed from Spanish impertinente.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔimpeɾtiˈnente/ [ʔɪm.pɛɾ.t̪ɪˈn̪ɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: im‧per‧ti‧nen‧te

Adjective

impertinente (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. impertinent; disrespectful; insolent

   Synonyms: walang-galang, walang-pakundangan, tampalasan, insolente, bastos, walang-hiya, walang-pitagan

2. irrelevant; impertinent

   Synonyms: di-kaugnay, walang-kaugnayan, walang-kinalaman

3. inapplicable

   Synonyms: di-aplikable, di-kaangkop, di-tumpak

4. inappropriate

   Synonyms: di-dapat, di-nararapat

5. officious; meddlesome

   Synonym: pakialam

Related terms

• impertinensiya

Further reading

• “impertinente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018