-ante

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ante"

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.tə/

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Suffix

-ante f (plural -antes, masculine -ant)

1. appended to the stem of a verb, it yields a noun which signifies a female subject who performs the action of that verb (see agent noun)

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ante

Eastern Arrernte

Noun

-ante

1. only, just

References

• 2020. Eastern and Central Arrernte Learners' List, compiled by Veronica Perrule Dobson and John Henderson. Alice Springs, NT.

Esperanto

Suffix

-ante

1. See -ant-

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃t/

Suffix

-ante f

1. (adjective) feminine of -ant

Suffix

-ante f (plural -antes, masculine ant)

1. (noun) female equivalent of -ant

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -antem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: -àn‧te

Suffix

-ante (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. used with a stem to form the present participle of regular -are verbs

Suffix

-ante (adjective-forming suffix, plural -anti) -ante m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -anti)

1. added to verbs to form agentive adjectives and agent nouns

   ‎abitare (“to inhabit”) + ‎-ante → ‎abitante (“inhabitant”)

   ‎cantare (“to sing”) + ‎-ante → ‎cantante (“singer”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ante

Related terms

• -anza
• -ente

Anagrams

• Etna, nate, tane

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.te/, [ˈän̪t̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.te/, [ˈän̪t̪e]

Suffix

-ante

1. ablative singular masculine/feminine/neuter of -āns

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
• Hyphenation: -an‧te

Suffix

-ante m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -antes)

1. -ing, -ant; forms adjectives from verbs ending in -ar

   ‎estimular (“to stimulate”) + ‎-ante → ‎estimulante (“stimulating”)

   ‎brilhar (“to shine”) + ‎-ante → ‎brilhante (“brilliant”)

Suffix

-ante m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -antes)

1. -er, -ant; forms agent nouns from verbs ending in -ar

   Synonyms: -eiro, -dor

   ‎viajar (“to travel”) + ‎-ante → ‎viajante (“voyager, traveler”)

   ‎anunciar (“to announce”) + ‎-ante → ‎anunciante (“announcer”)

   ‎estimular (“to stimulate”) + ‎-ante → ‎estimulante (“stimulant”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ante

See also

• -ente
• -inte

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -nte, -ente, -iente

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antem.

Suffix

-ante m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -antes)
-ante m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -antes)

1. forms adjectives and nouns from verbs, particularly verbs in -ar

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ante

Related terms

• -anza

 

Further reading

• “-ante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28