eminente
See also: éminente
Italian
Etymology
From Latin ēminentem, present active participle of ēmineō (“to stand out; to be prominent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.miˈnɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: e‧mi‧nèn‧te
Adjective
eminente (plural eminenti, superlative eminentissimo)
- (literary) high, lofty
- 1550, Agnolo Firenzuola, L'asino d'oro [The Golden Ass], translation of Metamorphoseon libri XI by Apuleius, page 28:
- un vecchione andatosene in un luogo eminente, donde è potessi essere inteso, et veduto da tutto il popolo
- An old man, gone to a high location, where he could be heard and seen by everyone
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- (uncommon) tall
- (figurative) eminent, distinguished, outstanding, notable
- 1723, Anton Maria Salvini, transl., “Libro XXIII [Book 23]”, in Iliade [Iliad], Milan: Giovanni Gaetano Tartini, Santi Franchi, translation of Ἰλιάς (Iliás) by Homer, page 640:
- Or di lui, che lontano era, la voce
Udendo, ravvisollo, ed il cavallo
Conobbe ragguardevole, eminente- Hearing his voice, as he was far away, he recognized him, and saw the remarkable, outstanding horse
- (literally, “Now of him, who far was, the voice hearing, recognized him, and the horse knew remarkable, outstanding”)
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Derived terms
- eminentemente
Related terms
- eminenza
Further reading
- eminente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēminentem.
Adjective
eminente m or f (plural eminentes)
- remarkable; eminent; notable
- Synonym: notável
Derived terms
- eminentemente
Related terms
- eminência
Further reading
- “eminente” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ēminēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /emiˈnente/ [e.miˈnẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: e‧mi‧nen‧te
Adjective
eminente (plural eminentes)
- eminent
Derived terms
- eminentemente
Related terms
- eminencia
Further reading
- “eminente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014