oyente
Spanish
Etymology
From the old present participle of oír, or from Latin audiēns, audientem. Compare Portuguese ouvinte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈʝente/ [oˈʝẽn̪.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈʃente/ [oˈʃẽn̪.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈʒente/ [oˈʒẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: o‧yen‧te
Adjective
oyente (plural oyentes)
- hearing
- Antonym: sordo
Noun
oyente m or f (plural oyentes)
- listener
- Así que ahora tenemos tiempo para algunas preguntas de nuestros oyentes.
- So now we have time for some questions from our listeners.
- hearer, hearing person
- Antonym: sordo
- auditor, unregistered student, student who sits in lectures despite not being an official student
- No se espera que el oyente envíe tareas y tome exámenes.
- The auditor is not expected to submit assignments and take exams.
Related terms
- oír
- radioyente
Further reading
- “oyente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014