Hungarian

Suffix

-ente

1. (distributive suffix) Used to form the distributive-temporal case.

   év ‎(“year”) → évente ‎(“yearly”)

Usage notes

• (distributive suffix) It is used only with temporal expressions. Variants:

  -onta is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  nap ‎(“day”) → naponta ‎(“daily”)

  -anta is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  nyár ‎(“summer”) → nyaranta ‎(“every summer”)

  -ente is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  év ‎(“year”) → évente ‎(“yearly”)

  -önte is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  ősz ‎(“autumn”) → őszönte ‎(“every autumn”)

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ēns, -entem.

Suffix

-ente

1. Used with a stem to form the present participle of regular -ere and -ire verbs
2. Used to form many adjectives whose form is the same in masculine and feminine

Related terms

• -ante
• -enza

Latin

Suffix

-ente

1. vocative masculine singular of -entus

Spanish

Suffix

-ente m, f

1. Alternative form of -ante