pestilente

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pes.tiˈlen.te/, [pɛs̠t̪ɪˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪ɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pes.tiˈlen.te/, [pest̪iˈlɛn̪t̪e]

Noun

pestilente

ablative singular of pestilēns

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pestilentem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pestiˈlente/ [pes.t̪iˈlẽn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ente
Syllabification: pes‧ti‧len‧te

Adjective

pestilente m or f (masculine and feminine plural pestilentes)

pestilent, stinking
Synonyms: apestoso, fétido, hediondo

Related terms

Further reading

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

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