vertiente

Spanish

Etymology

From verter (“to pour, spill, shed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾˈtjente/ [beɾˈt̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: ver‧tien‧te

Noun

vertiente f (plural vertientes)

1. slope, declivity

   Synonyms: cuesta, pendiente

2. aspect

   Synonym: aspecto

3. point of view

   Synonym: punto de vista

4. spring

   Synonyms: fuente, manantial, venero

Further reading

• “vertiente”, 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