ruminante

French

Pronunciation

• Homophone: ruminantes

Adjective

ruminante

1. feminine singular of ruminant

Italian

Noun

ruminante m (plural ruminanti)

1. ruminant

Participle

ruminante (plural ruminanti)

1. present participle of ruminare

Latin

Participle

rūminante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of rūmināns

Portuguese

ruminante

Etymology

From Latin rūminantem (“which ruminates”), present participle of rūminor (“to ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [hu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [hu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [χu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁu.miˈnɐ̃.te/ [hu.miˈnɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁu.miˈnɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
• Hyphenation: ru‧mi‧nan‧te

Adjective

ruminante m or f (plural ruminantes, not comparable)

1. ruminant (which chews cud)

   Synonym: ruminador

Noun

ruminante m (plural ruminantes)

1. ruminant (mammal which chews cud)

   Synonym: ruminador

Hyponyms

• bovídeo, camelídeo, cervídeo, equídeo, girafídeo

Related terms

• rúmen
• ruminação
• ruminadamente
• ruminado
• ruminador
• ruminadouro
• ruminar
• ruminativo