pendente

Galician

Etymology

From Latin pendēns, present active participle of pendeō (“hang”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pendente m or f (plural pendentes)

1. pending (legal or electorial)
2. leaning, sloped

Noun

pendente f (plural pendentes)

1. slope
2. (geometry) slope

Noun

pendente m (plural pendentes)

1. earring

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penˈdɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: pen‧dèn‧te

Adjective

pendente m or f by sense (plural pendenti)

1. pending (legal)
2. leaning, pendent

Derived terms

• pendentemente

Noun

pendente f (plural pendenti)

1. pendant
2. drop earring

Participle

pendente m or f by sense (plural pendenti)

1. present participle of pendere

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pendentem. By surface analysis, pender +‎ -ente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈdẽ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: pen‧den‧te

Adjective

pendente m or f (plural pendentes)

1. pendent; dangling
2. pendent; drooping
3. pending (awaiting conclusion or confirmation)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pendente.

Related terms

• dependência
• dependente
• depender
• pendência
• pender

Noun

pendente m (plural pendentes)

1. pendant (jewellery which hangs down)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pendente.

Further reading

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