parente

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See also: Parente and parenté

French

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Adjective

parente

  1. feminine singular of parent

Noun

parente f (plural parentes)

  1. female equivalent of parent

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parente, from Latin parentem, accusative singular of parēns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

parente m or f (plural parentes)

  1. related

Noun

parente m or f by sense (plural parentes)

  1. a relative
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 250:
      Desý ouueron moy bon uẽto, cõ que entrarõ a alto mar, Et espedírõsse de todos seus amjgos et de todos seus parẽtes.
      Thenceforth they had very good wind, with which they entered the high sea, and they said goodbye to all of their friends and relatives
    • 1433, Á. Rodríguez González & J. Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 17:
      por min ou por los ditos meus yrmãaos por quanto eles et eu eramos et somos os parentes mas propincos que o dito Juan da Pedreira avia.
      for me or for said brothers of mine, because they and I were and are the closest relatives that said Xoán da Pedreira had

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Interlingua

Etymology 1

From parer.

Participle

parente

  1. present participle of parer

Etymology 2

From Latin parens, parentem.

Noun

parente (plural parentes)

  1. relative
  2. (especially in the plural) parents
    Synonym: genitor

Italian

Etymology

From Latin parentem.

Pronunciation

Noun

parente m or f by sense (plural parenti)

  1. relative, relation
    Synonym: congiunto
    parente prossimoclose relative
  2. sibling

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Latin

Noun

parente

  1. ablative singular of parēns

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parente, from Latin parentem (relative), from pariō (to bring forth, to give birth to, to produce), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to bring forth).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

parente m or f by sense (plural parentes)

  1. relative (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption)

Adjective

parente m or f (plural parentes, not comparable)

  1. related (in the same family)
  2. related (standing in relation)
    O português é um idioma parente do espanhol.
    Portuguese is a language related to Spanish.

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