imponente

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.poˈnɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: im‧po‧nèn‧te

Adjective

imponente m or f by sense (plural imponenti)

  1. imposing, large, impressive, magnificent
    Synonyms: grandioso, maestoso, spettacolare, gigantesco

Derived terms

Participle

imponente m or f by sense (plural imponenti)

  1. present participle of imporre

Further reading

  • “imponente”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin impōnentem. By surface analysis, impor +‎ -ente.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.poˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/

    • Hyphenation: im‧po‧nen‧te

    Adjective

    imponente m or f (plural imponentes)

    1. imposing (magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity)

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
    Proto-Italic *en
    Proto-Italic *en-
    Latin in-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
    Proto-Indo-European *-o
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó
    Proto-Italic *po
    Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
    Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf.
    Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
    Proto-Indo-European *-né-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ti
    Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
    Proto-Italic *sinō
    Proto-Italic *pozinō
    Latin pōnō
    Latin impōnerelbor.
    Spanish imponer
    Proto-Indo-European *-onts
    Latin -ns
    Latin -entemlbor.
    Spanish -ente
    Spanish imponente

      From imponer + -ente.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /impoˈnente/ [ĩm.poˈnẽn̪.t̪e]
      • Rhymes: -ente
      • Syllabification: im‧po‧nen‧te

      Adjective

      imponente m or f (masculine and feminine plural imponentes)

      1. imposing
      2. impressive, stunning
        Synonyms: impresionante, asombroso

      Further reading

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