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Webster 1913 Edition


Infante


In-fan′te

,
Noun.
[Sp. & Pg. See
Infant
.]
A title given to every one of sons of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.

Webster 1828 Edition


Infante

INFANT'E

,
Noun.
In Spain and Portugal, any son of the king, except the eldest or heir apparent.

Definition 2024


infante

infante

English

Noun

infante (plural infantes)

  1. (historical) Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.

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Translations


Interlingua

Noun

infante (plural infantes)

  1. child, infant

Italian

Etymology

From Latin infans, infantem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

infante m, f (masculine and feminine plural infanti)

  1. (dated, rare) infant (attr.)

Noun

infante m, f (plural infanti)

  1. (dated, rare) baby, infant

Synonyms

Noun

infante f (plural infanti)

  1. infanta (in Spain & Portugal)

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Latin

Noun

īnfante

  1. ablative singular of īnfāns

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin infans, infantem (infant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈfan.te/

Noun

infante

  1. (rare) child
  2. prince, infante

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese infante, from Latin infans, infantem (infant).

Cognate with Galician infante, Spanish infante, French enfant and Italian infante.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): / ĩ.ˈfɐ̃.tɨ /
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): / ĩ.ˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi /
  • Hyphenation: in‧fan‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Noun

infante m (plural infantes, feminine infanta, feminine plural infantas)

  1. infant (very young human being)
  2. (military) a soldier of the infantry
  3. prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)

Adjective

infante m, f (plural infantes, comparable)

  1. infant

Spanish

Etymology

From an alteration of Old Spanish ifante, from Latin īnfāns, īnfāntem.

Noun

infante m (plural infantes)

  1. infant
  2. infante
  3. foot soldier, infantryman

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