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Interlingua
Adjective
decadente (comparative plus decadente, superlative le plus decadente)
- 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)
- present participle of decadere
Adjective
decadente (plural decadenti)
- decaying, deteriorating, in decline
- decadent (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧ca‧den‧te
Adjective
decadente m or f (plural decadentes)
- decaying, deteriorating, in decline
- 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)
- decaying, deteriorating, in decline
- decadent (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
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