pestilente

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pestilente

1. 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)

1. pestilent, stinking

   Synonyms: apestoso, fétido, hediondo

Related terms

• apestar
• pestilencia

 

Further reading

• “pestilente”, 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