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Italian
Participle
contagiante (plural contagianti)
- present participle of contagiare
Portuguese
Etymology
From contagiar + -nte.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈɐ̃.te/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjɐ̃.te/
- Hyphenation: con‧ta‧gi‧an‧te
Adjective
contagiante m or f (plural contagiantes)
- contagious (of a disease, able to be transmitted to others)
- Synonym: (of a disease, able to be transmitted) contagioso
- contagious (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others)
Further reading
- “contagiante”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “contagiante”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “contagiante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “contagiante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “contagiante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From contagiar + -ante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontaˈxjante/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: con‧ta‧gian‧te
Adjective
contagiante m or f (masculine and feminine plural contagiantes)
- contagious (of a disease, able to be transmitted to others)
- Synonym: contagioso
- contagious (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others)