gaudente

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gaudentem, present active participle of gaudeō (“to rejoice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡawˈdɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: gau‧dèn‧te

Adjective

gaudente m or f (plural gaudenti)

  1. (archaic) joyful, happy

Noun

gaudente m or f by sense (plural gaudenti)

  1. pleasure-seeker, hedonist

Further reading

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

Latin

Participle

gaudente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of gaudēns
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