oponente

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin oppōnentem. By surface analysis, opor +‎ -ente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.poˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.puˈnẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: o‧po‧nen‧te

Noun

oponente m or f by sense (plural oponentes)

1. opponent

   Synonyms: adversário, inimigo

2. rival

   Synonym: rival

Related terms

• opor

 

Further reading

• “oponente” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin oppōnentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opoˈnente/ [o.poˈnẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: o‧po‧nen‧te

Noun

oponente m or f by sense (plural oponentes)

1. opponent

   Synonym: contendor

Related terms

• oponer

 

Adjective

oponente m or f (masculine and feminine plural oponentes)

1. opposing

Further reading

• “oponente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014