plangente
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin plangentem (“striking; bewailing”), present participle of plangō (“to strike”). By surface analysis, planger + -ente.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /plɐ̃ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /plɐ̃ˈʒẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /plɐ̃ˈʒẽ.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: plan‧gen‧te
Adjective
plangente m or f (plural plangentes)
- plangent (having a loud mournful sound)
- sad; unhappy
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:triste
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “sad”): See Thesaurus:triste
Related terms
- plangência
Further reading
- “plangente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “plangente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026