repente

French

Verb

repente

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of repentir
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of repentir

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Adverbial form of repēns (“sudden”).

Adverb

repentē (not comparable)

  1. suddenly.

References

  • repente in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • repente in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • repente in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a sudden shower: imbres repente effusi

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rēpentis (“sudden, unexpected”).

Noun

repente m (plural repentes)

  1. attack, upsurge
  2. sudden movement

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rēpentis (“sudden, unexpected”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /re̞ˈpe̞nte̞/

Noun

repente m (plural repentes)

  1. attack, upsurge
  2. sudden movement

Derived terms

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