sobreviviente
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From sobrevivir + -iente.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /sobɾebiˈbjente/ [so.β̞ɾe.β̞iˈβ̞jẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: so‧bre‧vi‧vien‧te
Adjective edit
sobreviviente m or f (masculine and feminine plural sobrevivientes)
- surviving
- Synonym: superviviente
Noun edit
sobreviviente m (plural sobrevivientes)
- survivor
- Synonym: superviviente
Usage notes edit
- In general, sobreviviente is more common in Latin America than superviviente, whereas the latter is more common in Spain.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sobreviviente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014