infante
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, both from Latin īnfāntem (“child”). Doublet of infant. Cognate with infantry.
Noun
[edit]infante (plural infantes)
- (historical) Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]son of the king of Spain or Portugal
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References
[edit]- “infante”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]infante f (plural infantes)
Further reading
[edit]- “infante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese infante, a borrowing from Latin īnfantem (“infant”). Cognate with Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian infante, French enfant.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]infante m (plural infantes, feminine infanta, feminine plural infantas)
- infant (very young human being)
- (military) a soldier of the infantry
- prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)
- (botany) deadnettle
Noun
[edit]infante f (plural infantes)
Derived terms
[edit]- Vilanova dos Infantes (place name: Vilanova das Infantes, originally)
References
[edit]- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “infante”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “infante”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “infante”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “infante”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “infante”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Interlingua
[edit]Noun
[edit]infante (plural infantes)
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin īnfāntem. Doublet of the inherited fante.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]infante (plural infanti)
- (dated, rare, relational) infant
Noun
[edit]infante m or f by sense (plural infanti)
Noun
[edit]infante f (plural infanti)
- infanta (in Spain & Portugal)
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ĩːˈfan.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iɱˈfan̪.t̪e]
Noun
[edit]īnfante
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]infante
- Alternative form of infaunt
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin infans, infantem (“infant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]infante m or f (plural infantes)
- (rare) child
- prince, infante
- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 122 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria reſucitou hũa infante filla dun Rei
- How Holy Mary resurrected the daughter of a King.
- Como ſanta maria reſucitou hũa infante filla dun Rei
Descendants
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese infante, a borrowing from Latin īnfantem (“infant”).
Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian infante, French enfant.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]infante m (plural infantes, feminine infanta, feminine plural infantas)
- infant (very young human being)
- (military) a soldier of the infantry
- prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)
Related terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]infante m or f (plural infantes)
Further reading
[edit]- “infante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “infante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish infante.
Noun
[edit]infante m (plural infanți)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | infante | infanteul | infanți | infanții | |
| genitive-dative | infante | infanteului | infanți | infanților | |
| vocative | infanteule | infanților | |||
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an alteration of Old Spanish ifante, from Latin īnfāns, īnfāntem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]infante m (plural infantes)
- infant
- prince, infante (son of a king)
- Synonym: príncipe
- foot soldier, infantryman
- Synonym: peón
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “infante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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