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Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin patientem, present active participle of patior (“to suffer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /patˈt͡sjɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: pa‧zièn‧te
Adjective
paziente (plural pazienti)
- patient
- Synonyms: tollerante, indulgente, calmo, tranquillo, mansueto
- Antonyms: impaziente, insofferente, litigioso, ansioso, intollerante, stizzito
- (linguistics, grammar, archaic) patient (on the receiving end of a verb's action)
- Antonym: agente
Noun
paziente m or f by sense (plural pazienti)
- patient (one who receives treatment from a doctor)
- Synonyms: ammalato, malato, soggetto, infermo, degente, ricoverato
- (linguistics, grammar, archaic) patient (receiving end of a verb's action)
- Antonym: agente
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Further reading
- paziente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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