infante

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, both from Latin īnfāns (child). Doublet of infant. Cognate with infantry.

Noun

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infante (plural infantes)

  1. (historical) Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.
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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈfante/ [ĩɱˈfãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: in‧fan‧te

Noun

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infante f (plural infantes)

  1. infante

Further reading

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Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese infante, a borrowing from Latin īnfantem (infant). Cognate with Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian infante, French enfant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈfante/ [iɱˈfan̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: in‧fan‧te

Noun

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infante m (plural infantes, feminine infanta, feminine plural infantas)

  1. infant (very young human being)
  2. (military) a soldier of the infantry
  3. prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)
  4. (botany) deadnettle

Noun

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infante f (plural infantes)

  1. (archaic) princess (the daughter of a king in Spain and Portugal)

Derived terms

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Interlingua

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Noun

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infante (plural infantes)

  1. child, infant

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin īnfantem, īnfantem. Doublet of the inherited fante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈfan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: in‧fàn‧te
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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infante (plural infanti)

  1. (dated, rare, relational) infant

Noun

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infante m or f by sense (plural infanti)

  1. (dated, rare) baby, infant
    Synonyms: bambino, bimbo, neonato

Noun

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infante f (plural infanti)

  1. infanta (in Spain & Portugal)

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Latin

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Noun

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īnfante

  1. ablative singular of īnfāns

Middle English

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Noun

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infante

  1. Alternative form of infaunt

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin infans, infantem (infant).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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infante m or f (plural infantes)

  1. (rare) child
  2. prince, infante

Descendants

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  • Galician: infante
  • Portuguese: infante

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese infante, a borrowing from Latin īnfantem (infant).

Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian infante, French enfant.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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infante m (plural infantes, feminine infanta, feminine plural infantas)

  1. infant (very young human being)
  2. (military) a soldier of the infantry
  3. prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)
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Adjective

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infante m or f (plural infantes)

  1. infant

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish infante.

Noun

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infante m (plural infanți)

  1. infante

Declension

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From an alteration of Old Spanish ifante, from Latin īnfāns, īnfāntem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈfante/ [ĩɱˈfãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: in‧fan‧te

Noun

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infante m (plural infantes)

  1. infant
  2. prince, infante (son of a king)
    Synonym: príncipe
  3. foot soldier, infantryman
    Synonym: peón

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