inerte

See also: inerté

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.nɛʁt/

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• Homophones: inertent, inertes

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin iners.

Adjective

inerte (plural inertes)

1. inert, inactive

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

inerte

1. inflection of inerter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “inerte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• entier, rétine

Galician

Etymology

From Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).

Adjective

inerte m or f (plural inertes)

1. inert

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

inerte

1. inflection of inert:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

From Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈnɛr.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛrte
• Hyphenation: i‧nèr‧te

Adjective

inerte (plural inerti)

1. inert
2. inactive, apathetic

Related terms

• inerzia

Further reading

• inerte in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• eterni, intere, retine, teneri, triene

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inertem (“inactive, inert”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈnɛʁ.t͡ʃi/ [iˈnɛh.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈnɛʁ.t͡ʃi/ [iˈnɛh.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /iˈnɛɾ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iˈnɛʁ.t͡ʃi/ [iˈnɛχ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈnɛɻ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈnɛɾ.tɨ/

Adjective

inerte m or f (plural inertes)

1. inert
2. inactive

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈneɾte/ [iˈneɾ.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -eɾte
• Syllabification: i‧ner‧te

Adjective

inerte m or f (masculine and feminine plural inertes)

1. inert
2. inactive, sluggish

   Synonym: inactivo

Derived terms

• gas inerte

 

Further reading

• “inerte”, 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