abbiente
Italian
Etymology
From Latin habentem, present active participle of habeō (“have, hold, possess”). The geminate /bb/ could reflect transmission via an old Italian abbere (variant of avere),[1] analogy with the regular subjunctive form abbia (< Latin habeam), or simply an independent gemination before /j/.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈbjɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: ab‧bièn‧te
Adjective
abbiente (plural abbienti)
- well-to-do, wealthy, prosperous
- having, possessing
Synonyms
- (well-to-do): agiato
- (having): avente
Noun
abbiente m or f by sense (plural abbienti)
- (usually in the plural) wealthy person
- Gli abbienti e i non abbienti ― the haves and the have-nots
References
- Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana by Ottorino Pianigiani, etymology of "abbiente".