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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incompetentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.kom.peˈtɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: in‧com‧pe‧tèn‧te
Adjective
incompetente (plural incompetenti)
- incompetent
- (law) lacking jurisdiction
Derived terms
Noun
incompetente m or f by sense (plural incompetenti)
- incompetent
- Synonym: incapace
- Antonym: competente
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incompetentem.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: in‧com‧pe‧ten‧te
Adjective
incompetente m or f (plural incompetentes)
- incompetent (lacking normally expected degree of ability)
- Synonyms: inapto, incapaz
- Antonym: competente
Derived terms
Noun
incompetente m or f by sense (plural incompetentes)
- an incompetent person
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incompetentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inkompeˈtente/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: in‧com‧pe‧ten‧te
Adjective
incompetente m or f (masculine and feminine plural incompetentes)
- incompetent
- Antonym: competente
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