modernizante
Portuguese
Etymology
From modernizar + -ante.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.deʁ.niˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [mo.deɦ.niˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mo.deɾ.niˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mo.deʁ.niˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /mo.deɻ.niˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.deʁ.niˈzɐ̃.te/ [mo.deɦ.niˈzɐ̃.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.dɨɾ.niˈzɐ̃.tɨ/ [mu.ðɨɾ.niˈzɐ̃.tɨ]
Adjective
modernizante m or f (plural modernizantes)
- modernizing
- Near-synonym: modernizador
Further reading
- “modernizante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From modernizar + -ante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /modeɾniˈθante/ [mo.ð̞eɾ.niˈθãn̪.t̪e] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /modeɾniˈsante/ [mo.ð̞eɾ.niˈsãn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: mo‧der‧ni‧zan‧te
Adjective
modernizante m or f (masculine and feminine plural modernizantes)
Further reading
- “modernizante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025