oponente
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin oppōnentem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.poˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.poˈnẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.puˈnẽ.t(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: o‧po‧nen‧te
Noun
oponente m or f by sense (plural oponentes)
- opponent; rival
- Synonyms: adversário, inimigo, rival
Related terms
- opor
Further reading
- “oponente” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin oppōnēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /opoˈnente/ [o.poˈnẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: o‧po‧nen‧te
Noun
oponente m or f (plural oponentes)
- opponent
Related terms
- oponer
Adjective
oponente (plural oponentes)
- opposing
Further reading
- “oponente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014