parente

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word parente. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word parente, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say parente in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word parente you have here. The definition of the word parente will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofparente, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Parente and parenté

French

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

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

    • IPA(key): /paˈɾente/
    • Rhymes: -ente
    • Hyphenation: pa‧ren‧te

    Adjective

    parente m or f (plural parentes)

    1. related

    Noun

    parente m or f by sense (plural parentes)

    1. a relative

    Usage notes

    Synonyms

    References

    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

    Derived terms

    See also

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Noun

    parente

    1. ablative singular of parēns

    Old Galician-Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Inherited from Latin parēns, from pariō, from Proto-Italic *parjō, from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-.

      Noun

      parente m (plural parentes, feminine parenta, feminine plural parentas)

      1. relative (someone in the same family)
        • 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
      2. (chiefly in the plural) ancestor

      Descendants

      • Fala: parente
      • Galician: parente
      • Portuguese: parente (see there for further descendants)

      References

      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 *perh₃- (to provide).

        Pronunciation

         

        Noun

        parente m or f by sense (plural parentes)

        1. relative (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption)
          • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “A tia que caiu no Sena”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 61:
            A conversa era sobre parentes, os parentes estranhos, interessantes ou, por qualquer razão, notáveis de cada um. Alguém já tinha contado que um parente comia favo de mel com abelha dentro.
            (please add an English translation of this quotation)
          • 2012, Manoel Indalercio Silva, Superpopulação, um Super Problema, Editora Baraúna, →ISBN, page 395:
            Essa história de “amigos certos para as horas incertas”, além de pai, mãe, filhos e irmãos, é muito difícil de acontecer. Até mesmo os parentes mais próximos não ajudam os necessitados muitas vezes.
            (please add an English translation of this quotation)

        Descendants

        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.