prepotente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin praepotentem, form of praepotēns (“very powerful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pre.poˈtɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: pre‧po‧tèn‧te

Participle

prepotente (plural prepotenti)

1. present participle of prepotere

Adjective

prepotente (plural prepotenti)

1. (literary, obsolete) very strong or powerful
2. overbearing, arrogant
3. (figurative) overwhelming

Noun

prepotente m or f by sense (plural prepotenti)

1. bully

Derived terms

• prepotentemente

Related terms

• prepotenza

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin praepŏtentem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.poˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.puˈtẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pre‧po‧ten‧te

Adjective

prepotente m or f (plural prepotentes)

1. overbearing, arrogant

Related terms

• prepotência

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praepŏtentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾepoˈtente/ [pɾe.poˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pre‧po‧ten‧te

Adjective

prepotente m or f (masculine and feminine plural prepotentes)

1. overbearing, arrogant

Related terms

• prepotencia

 

Further reading

• “prepotente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16