paziente
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin patientem, present active participle of patior (“to suffer”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
paziente (plural pazienti)
- patient
- Synonyms: tollerante, indulgente, calmo, tranquillo, mansueto
- Antonyms: impaziente, insofferente, litigioso, ansioso, intollerante, stizzito
- (linguistics, grammar, archaic) patient (on the receiving end of a verb's action)
- Antonym: agente
Noun edit
paziente m or f by sense (plural pazienti)
- patient (one who receives treatment from a doctor)
- (linguistics, grammar, archaic) patient (receiving end of a verb's action)
- Antonym: agente
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Further reading edit
- paziente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana