pente
See also: pěňte
French edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *pendita, nominalized feminine of *penditus, Vulgar Latin perfect participle (compare Classical Latin pēnsus) of pendere (“to hang”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pente f (plural pentes)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- pencher (“to tilt, to lean”)
Descendants edit
- → Romanian: pantă
Further reading edit
- “pente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Noun edit
pente m (plural pentes)
- Alternative form of peite
Adjective edit
pente m or f (plural pentes)
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pente
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese *peitẽe, from Latin pectinem. Cognate with Galician peite, Spanish peine, Catalan pinta, French peigne and Italian pettine.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pente m (plural pentes)