pedante

See also: pédante

French

Noun

pedante f (plural pedantes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of pédante

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Probably from Latin pedis, pēs (“foot”). Compare pedagogo.

Adjective

pedante (masculine and feminine plural pedanti)

  1. pedantic

Noun

pedante m, f (plural pedanti)

  1. schoolmaster
  2. teacher
  3. pedant

Latin

Participle

pedānte

  1. ablative masculine singular of pedāns
  2. ablative feminine singular of pedāns
  3. ablative neuter singular of pedāns

Middle French

Noun

pedante m (plural pedantes)

  1. Alternative form of pedant

Portuguese

Noun

pedante m, f (plural pedantes)

  1. pedant (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)

Adjective

pedante m, f (plural pedantes, comparable)

  1. pedantic (behaving as a pedant)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pe.ˈðan.te]

Adjective

pedante (plural pedantes)

  1. pedantic

Noun

pedante m, f (plural pedantes)

  1. pedant (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
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