subalterno

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Pronunciation

Verb

subalterno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of subalternar

Italian

Etymology

From sub- +‎ alterno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.balˈtɛr.no/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrno
  • Hyphenation: su‧bal‧tèr‧no

Adjective

subalterno (feminine subalterna, masculine plural subalterni, feminine plural subalterne)

  1. subordinate

Noun

subalterno m (plural subalterni)

  1. subordinate
  2. subaltern

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin subalternus, from Latin sub- + alternus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: su‧bal‧ter‧no

Adjective

subalterno (feminine subalterna, masculine plural subalternos, feminine plural subalternas)

  1. subordinate

Noun

subalterno m (plural subalternos)

  1. subordinate
  2. subaltern

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin subalternus, from Latin sub- + alternus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subalˈteɾno/
  • Rhymes: -eɾno
  • Syllabification: su‧bal‧ter‧no

Adjective

subalterno (feminine subalterna, masculine plural subalternos, feminine plural subalternas)

  1. subordinate, inferior

Noun

subalterno m (plural subalternos, feminine subalterna, feminine plural subalternas)

  1. subordinate
  2. subaltern

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