abbiente
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin habentem, present active participle of habeō (“have, hold, possess”). The geminate /bb/ could reflect transmission via an old Italian abbere (variant of avere),[1] analogy with the regular subjunctive form abbia (< Latin habeam), or simply an independent gemination before /j/.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
abbiente (plural abbienti)
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
abbiente m or f by sense (plural abbienti)
- (usually in the plural) wealthy person
- Gli abbienti e i non abbienti ― the haves and the have-nots
References edit
- ^ Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana by Ottorino Pianigiani, etymology of "abbiente".