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dormente.

dormant

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/doʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil[doɦˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]Brazil/doɾˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/São-Paulo/doʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. dormant

    feminine · masculine

  2. numb

    feminine · masculine

  3. of a plant whose leaves or petals curl up at night

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dormente, from Latin dormientem, present active participle of dormiō (“to sleep”). By surface analysis, dormir + -ente.

noun/doʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil[doɦˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]Brazil/doɾˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/São-Paulo/doʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. railway sleeper, railway tie

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dormente, from Latin dormientem, present active participle of dormiō (“to sleep”). By surface analysis, dormir + -ente.

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