senciente
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin sentientem (“feeling, perceiving”), present active participle of sentiō.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sẽ.sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /sẽˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.siˈẽ.te/ [sẽ.sɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /sẽˈsjẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽˈsjẽ.tɨ/
Adjective
senciente m or f (plural sencientes)
- sentient (experiencing sensation, thought or feeling)
Related terms
Further reading
- “senciente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “senciente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026