-inte

Inherited from Latin -intem.

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩtʃi, (Portugal) -ĩtɨ
• Hyphenation: -in‧te

-inte m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -intes)

1. -ing, -ant; forms adjectives from verbs ending in -ir

   ‎seguir (“to follow”) + ‎-inte → ‎seguinte (“following”)

-inte m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -intes)

1. -er, -ant; forms agent nouns from verbs ending in -ar

   Synonyms: -eiro, -dor

   ‎ouvir (“to listen”) + ‎-inte → ‎ouvinte (“listener”)

   ‎contribuir (“to contribute”) + ‎-inte → ‎contribuinte (“taxpayer”)

• -ante
• -ente

• “-inte”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-inte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026