sedicente

Italian

Etymology

Calque of French soi-disant.[1] By surface analysis, univerbation of sé (“himself; herself; itself”) +‎ dicente (“saying, that says”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.diˈt͡ʃɛn.te/[2][3]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: se‧di‧cèn‧te

Adjective

sedicente m or f by sense (plural sedicenti)

  1. self-proclaimed, self-styled

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 sedicènte in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ sedicente in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  3. ^ sedicente in Treccani.it – Sinonimi e Contrari (2003), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Spanish

Adjective

sedicente m or f (masculine and feminine plural sedicentes)

  1. self-styled

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