prepotente
Italian
Etymology
From Latin praepotentem, form of praepotēns (“very powerful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pre.poˈtɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: pre‧po‧tèn‧te
Participle
prepotente (plural prepotenti)
- present participle of prepotere
Adjective
prepotente (plural prepotenti)
- (literary, obsolete) very strong or powerful
- overbearing, arrogant
- (figurative) overwhelming
Noun
prepotente m or f by sense (plural prepotenti)
- bully
Derived terms
- prepotentemente
Related terms
- prepotenza
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin praepŏtens.
Adjective
prepotente m or f (plural prepotentes)
- overbearing, arrogant
Related terms
- prepotência
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praepŏtens.
Adjective
prepotente (plural prepotentes)
- overbearing, arrogant
Related terms
- prepotencia
Further reading
- “prepotente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014