decadente

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Interlingua

Adjective

decadente (comparative plus decadente, superlative le plus decadente)

  1. decadent

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin dēcadentem, from dēcadō, or from Italian decadenza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.kaˈdɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: de‧ca‧dèn‧te

Participle

decadente (plural decadenti)

  1. present participle of decadere

Adjective

decadente (plural decadenti)

  1. decaying, deteriorating, in decline
  2. decadent (characterized by moral or cultural decline)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: de‧ca‧den‧te

Adjective

decadente m or f (plural decadentes)

  1. decaying, deteriorating, in decline
  2. decadent (characterized by moral or cultural decline)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin decadentem, from decadō, or from Spanish decadencia. Compare French décadent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dekaˈdente/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: de‧ca‧den‧te

Adjective

decadente m or f (masculine and feminine plural decadentes)

  1. decaying, deteriorating, in decline
  2. decadent (characterized by moral or cultural decline)

Further reading