contagiante

Italian

Participle

contagiante m or f (plural contagianti)

present participle of contagiare

Portuguese

Etymology

From contagiar +‎ -nte.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [kõ.ta.ʒɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈɐ̃.te/ [kõ.ta.ʒɪˈɐ̃.te], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjɐ̃.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɐˈʒjɐ̃.tɨ/

Hyphenation: con‧ta‧gi‧an‧te

Adjective

contagiante m or f (plural contagiantes)

contagious (of a disease, able to be transmitted to others)
Synonym: (of a disease, able to be transmitted) contagioso
contagious (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others)

Further reading

“contagiante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
“contagiante”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
“contagiante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“contagiante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
“contagiante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From contagiar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kontaˈxjante/ [kõn̪.t̪aˈxjãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: con‧ta‧gian‧te

Adjective

contagiante m or f (masculine and feminine plural contagiantes)

contagious (of a disease, able to be transmitted to others)
Synonym: contagioso
contagious (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others)