pente

See also: pěňte

Asturian

Contraction

pente

1. contraction of per +‎ ente, literally “by through”

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pendita, nominalized feminine of *penditus, Vulgar Latin perfect participle (compare Classical Latin pēnsus) of pendere (“to hang”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃t/

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Noun

pente f (plural pentes)

1. slope

   en pente douce

   gently sloped

   en pente raide

   steeply sloped

2. (mathematics) gradient
3. (figurative) inclination, tendency

Derived terms

• parapente
• pente glissante
• pente savonneuse
• remonter la pente

Related terms

• pencher (“to tilt, to lean”)

Descendants

• → Romanian: pantă

Further reading

• “pente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Noun

pente m (plural pentes)

1. alternative form of peite

Adjective

pente m or f (plural pentes)

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: pèn‧te

Verb

pente

1. third-person singular present indicative of pentirsi

Portuguese

pente

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *peitẽe, from Latin pectinem. Cognate with Galician peite, Spanish peine, Catalan pinta, French peigne and Italian pettine.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.tɨ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.ti/

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• Rhymes: -ẽtɨ, -ẽt͡ʃi
• Hyphenation: pen‧te

Noun

pente m (plural pentes)

1. comb

Related terms

• despenteado
• despentear
• penteado
• pentear

Further reading

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