doente
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese doente, from Latin dolēns, dolēntem (“hurting, suffering”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /doˈente/ [d̪oˈen̪.t̪ɪ]
Rhymes: -ente
IPA(key): /doˈɛnte/ [d̪oˈɛn̪.t̪ɪ]
Rhymes: -ɛnte
Hyphenation: do‧en‧te
=== Adjective ===
doente m or f (plural doentes)
sick (in poor health)
aching
rabid (e.g. a dog)
Synonym: rabioso
(figurative) mad, furious
Synonym: enfermo
Antonym: san
Que foi? Estás doente? ― What happens? Are you rabid?
=== Noun ===
doente m or f by sense (plural doentes)
a sick person
Synonyms: enfermo, paciente
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “doente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “doente”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “doente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “doente”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “doente”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese doente, from Latin dolentem (“hurting, suffering”). Compare Spanish doliente, Italian dolente. Doublet of dolente, a borrowing.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
Hyphenation: do‧en‧te
=== Adjective ===
doente m or f (plural doentes)
sick (in poor health)
Synonyms: enfermo, fraco, mal debilitado, enfermiço, débil
Antonyms: saudável, sadio
weak
sad
(informal) mad, crazy
=== Noun ===
doente m or f by sense (plural doentes)
a sick person
Synonyms: enfermo, paciente
(colloquial, informal) a crazy or mad person
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Kabuverdianu: duenti
=== Further reading ===
“doente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“doente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026