saliente
Italian
Etymology
From Latin salientem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈljɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: sa‧lièn‧te
Participle
saliente (plural salienti)
- present participle of salire
Adjective
saliente (plural salienti)
- salient
- main
Related terms
- punti salienti
Anagrams
- elastine, latinese, lesinate, lineaste, telesina
Latin
Participle
saliente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of saliēns
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin salientem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.liˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sa.lɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.liˈẽ.te/ [sa.lɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˈljẽ.t(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: sa‧li‧en‧te
Adjective
saliente m or f (plural salientes)
- protruding
Related terms
- sair
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin saliens, salientem.
Adjective
saliente (plural salientes)
- Projecting; protruding
- prominent, main
- leaving, departing, outgoing
Derived terms
- grupo saliente
Noun
saliente m (plural salientes)
- projection
- ledge
- hard shoulder
Further reading
- “saliente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014