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fente

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French

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *findita, feminine of *finditus, as an alternate past participle of Latin findō (normally fissus).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɑ̃t/
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Noun

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fente f (plural fentes)

  1. cleft, fissure, crack (in rock)
  2. split, crack (in wood)
  3. slit, slot
  4. slit (in skirt), vent (in jacket etc.)
  5. (anatomy) fissure
    Synonym: sillon
  6. (fencing) lunge
  7. (vulgar, slang) crack, slit (vulva)

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See also

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Further reading

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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fen +‎ -te

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛntɛ]
  • Hyphenation: fen‧te

Verb

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fente

  1. third-person singular indicative past definite of fen
    János már fente a késeket.János was already sharpening the knives.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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fente f (definite singular fenta, indefinite plural fenter, definite plural fentene)

  1. female equivalent of fant