perteneciente

Spanish

Etymology

From pertenecer (“to belong”) +‎ -iente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾteneˈθjente/ [peɾ.t̪e.neˈθjẽn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /peɾteneˈsjente/ [peɾ.t̪e.neˈsjẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: per‧te‧ne‧cien‧te

Adjective

perteneciente m or f (masculine and feminine plural pertenecientes)

1. [with a ‘someone/something’] belonging to

Further reading

• “perteneciente”, 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