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Pronunciation
Verb
subalterno
- 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)
- subordinate
Noun
subalterno m (plural subalterni)
- subordinate
- 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)
- subordinate
Noun
subalterno m (plural subalternos)
- subordinate
- 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)
- subordinate, inferior
Noun
subalterno m (plural subalternos, feminine subalterna, feminine plural subalternas)
- subordinate
- subaltern
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