-inte

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -intem

Portuguese -inte

Inherited from Latin -intem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩtʃi, (Portugal) -ĩtɨ
• Hyphenation: -in‧te

Suffix

-inte m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -intes)

1. -ing, -ant; forms adjectives from verbs ending in -ir

   ‎seguir (“to follow”) + ‎-inte → ‎seguinte (“following”)

Suffix

-inte m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -intes)

1. -er, -ant; forms agent nouns from verbs ending in -ar

   Synonyms: -eiro, -dor

   ‎ouvir (“to listen”) + ‎-inte → ‎ouvinte (“listener”)

   ‎contribuir (“to contribute”) + ‎-inte → ‎contribuinte (“taxpayer”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -inte

constituinte

contribuinte

instituinte

obstruinte

ouvinte

pedinte

seguinte

substituinte

See also

• -ante
• -ente

Further reading

• “-inte”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-inte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026