putente
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pūtentem, present active participle of pūteō (“to stink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puˈtɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: pu‧tèn‧te
Participle
putente (plural putenti)
- present participle of putire
Adjective
putente (plural putenti) (archaic or literary)
- stinking, fetid
- Synonyms: fetido, maleodorante, puzzolente
- Antonym: profumato
- (figurative) wretched
- Synonyms: abietto, turpe
Related terms
- putido
- putire
- putore
Further reading
- putente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Participle
pūtente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pūtēns