nentes

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛn.teːs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛn.tes]

Participle

nentēs

nominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine plural of nēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Latin nec +‎ ens or entis.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnẽ.t͡ʃis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈnẽ.t͡ʃiʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnẽ.tes/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnẽ.tɨʃ/

Hyphenation: nen‧tes

Adverb

nentes

(informal, rare) used to deny or to emphasize a denial
Synonyms: nada, não, nente

Further reading

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