saliente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin salientem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈljɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: sa‧lièn‧te

Participle

saliente (plural salienti)

1. present participle of salire

Adjective

saliente (plural salienti)

1. salient
2. main

Related terms

• punti salienti

Anagrams

• elastine, latinese, lesinate, lineaste, telesina

Latin

Participle

saliente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of saliēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin salientem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.liˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sa.lɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.liˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sa.lɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.liˈẽ.te/ [sa.lɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈljẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: sa‧li‧en‧te

Adjective

saliente m or f (plural salientes)

1. protruding

Related terms

• sair

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin salientem.

Adjective

saliente m or f (masculine and feminine plural salientes)

1. projecting; protruding
2. prominent, main
3. leaving, departing, outgoing

Derived terms

• grupo saliente

 

Noun

saliente m (plural salientes)

1. projection
2. ledge
3. hard shoulder

Further reading

• “saliente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014