putente

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin pūtentem, present active participle of pūteō (“to stink”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /puˈtɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: pu‧tèn‧te

Participle[edit]

putente (plural putenti)

  1. present participle of putire

Adjective[edit]

putente (plural putenti) (archaic or literary)

  1. stinking, fetid
    Synonyms: fetido, maleodorante, puzzolente
    Antonym: profumato
  2. (figurative) wretched
    Synonyms: abietto, turpe

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • putente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

pūtente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pūtēns
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