infante
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, both from Latin īnfāns (“child”). Doublet of infant. Cognate with infantry.
Noun edit
infante (plural infantes)
- (historical) Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.
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Translations edit
References edit
- “infante”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Noun edit
infante f (plural infantes)
Further reading edit
- “infante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese infante, a borrowing from Latin īnfantem (“infant”). Cognate with Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian infante, French enfant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
infante m (plural infantes, feminine infanta, feminine plural infantas)
- infant (very young human being)
- (military) a soldier of the infantry
- prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)
- (botany) deadnettle
Noun edit
infante f (plural infantes)
Derived terms edit
- Vilanova dos Infantes (place name: Vilanova das Infantes, originally)
References edit
- “infante” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “infante” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “infante” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “infante” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “infante” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Interlingua edit
Noun edit
infante (plural infantes)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin īnfantem, īnfantem. Doublet of the inherited fante.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
infante (plural infanti)
- (dated, rare, relational) infant
Noun edit
infante m or f by sense (plural infanti)
Noun edit
infante f (plural infanti)
- infanta (in Spain & Portugal)
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Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈfan.te/, [ĩːˈfän̪t̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈfan.te/, [iɱˈfän̪t̪e]
Noun edit
īnfante
Middle English edit
Noun edit
infante
- Alternative form of infaunt
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin infans, infantem (“infant”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
infante
- (rare) child
- prince, infante
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 122 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria reſucitou hũa infante filla dun Rei
- How Holy Mary resurrected the daughter of a King.
- Como ſanta maria reſucitou hũa infante filla dun Rei
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese infante, a borrowing from Latin īnfantem (“infant”).
Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian infante, French enfant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
infante m (plural infantes, feminine infanta, feminine plural infantas)
- infant (very young human being)
- (military) a soldier of the infantry
- prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)
Adjective edit
infante m or f (plural infantes)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish infante.
Noun edit
infante m (plural infanți)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) infante | infanteul | (niște) infanți | infanții |
genitive/dative | (unui) infante | infanteului | (unor) infanți | infanților |
vocative | infanteule | infanților |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From an alteration of Old Spanish ifante, from Latin īnfāns, īnfāntem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
infante m (plural infantes)
- infant
- prince, infante (son of a king)
- Synonym: príncipe
- foot soldier, infantryman
- Synonym: peón
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “infante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014