-ante

See also: ante, Ante, Ánte, ānte, ante-, anté-, and an té

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.tə/

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Suffix

-ante f (plural -antes, masculine -ant)

1. appended to the stem of a verb, it yields a noun which signifies a female subject who performs the action of that verb (see agent noun)

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ante

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Esperanto

Suffix

-ante

1. See -ant-

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French

Suffix

-ante f

1. (adjective) feminine of -ant

Suffix

-ante f (plural -antes, masculine ant)

1. (noun) female equivalent of -ant

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin -āns, -āntem.

Suffix

-ante

1. used with a stem to form the present participle of regular -are verbs
2. used to form many adjectives whose form is the same for masculine and feminine
3. added to verbs to form agent nouns

   ‎abitare (“to inhabit”) + ‎-ante → ‎abitante (“inhabitant”)

   ‎cantare (“to sing”) + ‎-ante → ‎cantante (“singer”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ante

Related terms

• -anza
• -ente

Anagrams

• Etna, nate, tane

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.te/, [ˈän̪t̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.te/, [ˈän̪t̪e]

Suffix

1. ablative singular masculine/feminine/neuter of -āns

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -antem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
• Hyphenation: -an‧te

Suffix

-ante m or f

1. Forms adjectives from verbs ending in -ar.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ante

See also

• -ente
• -inte

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• -nte, -ente, -iente

Etymology

From Latin -āns (genitive singular -antis).

Suffix

-ante m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -antes) (adjective)
-ante m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -antes) (noun)

1. Forms adjectives and nouns from verbs, particularly verbs in -ar.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ante

Related terms

• -anza

Further reading

• “-ante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28