diferente

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin differēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /difeˈɾente/, [d̪i.feˈɾẽn̪.t̪e]

Adjective

diferente (epicene, plural diferentes)

1. different (not the same)

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin differēns, present active participle of differō (“I differ”).

Adjective

diferente m or f (plural diferentes)

1. different
2. various

Derived terms

• diferentemente

Related terms

• diferenza

Further reading

• “diferente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin differēns.

Adjective

diferente (Latin spelling)

1. different

Related terms

• diferensya

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• differente (pre-reform)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin differentem, present active participle of differō (“to differ”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.feˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.fɨˈɾẽ.tɨ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /di.fɛ.ˈrẽ.ti/
• Hyphenation: di‧fe‧ren‧te

Adjective

diferente m or f (plural diferentes, comparable, comparative mais diferente, superlative o mais diferente or diferentíssimo)

1. different (not the same, unequal)
2. different (consisting of a variety of elements; various; assorted; diverse; miscellaneous)
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “O menino mais novo [The Younger Boy]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives]‎^[1], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 74:

     Algumas eram carneirinhos, mas desmanchavam-se e tornavam-se bichos differentes.

     Some were little lambs, but they broke apart and became different creatures.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:diferente.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin differentem, present active participle of differō (“to differ”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /difeˈɾente/ [d̪i.feˈɾẽn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Mexico):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: di‧fe‧ren‧te

Adjective

diferente m or f (masculine and feminine plural diferentes)

1. different

   Synonym: distinto

Derived terms

• diferentemente

 

Related terms

• diferencia
• diferenciar

 

Further reading

• “diferente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10