oponente

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin oppōnentem. By surface analysis, opor +‎ -ente.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.poˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.poˈnẽ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.puˈnẽ.tɨ/

Hyphenation: o‧po‧nen‧te

Noun

oponente m or f by sense (plural oponentes)

opponent
Synonyms: adversário, inimigo
rival
Synonym: rival

Related terms

opor

Further reading

“oponente” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin oppōnentem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /opoˈnente/ [o.poˈnẽn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ente
Syllabification: o‧po‧nen‧te

Noun

oponente m or f by sense (plural oponentes)

opponent
Synonym: contendor

Related terms

oponer

Adjective

oponente m or f (masculine and feminine plural oponentes)

opposing

Further reading

“oponente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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