saliente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin salientem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saˈljɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Syllabification: sa‧lièn‧te

Participle

saliente (plural salienti)

  1. present participle of salire

Adjective

saliente (plural salienti)

  1. salient
  2. main
  • punti salienti

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

saliente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of saliēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin salientem.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.liˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sa.lɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.liˈẽ.te/ [sa.lɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.te/

  • Hyphenation: sa‧li‧en‧te

Adjective

saliente m or f (plural salientes)

  1. protruding

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin saliens, salientem.

Adjective

saliente (plural salientes)

  1. Projecting; protruding
  2. prominent, main
  3. leaving, departing, outgoing

Derived terms

Noun

saliente m (plural salientes)

  1. projection
  2. ledge
  3. hard shoulder

Further reading
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