-iente

Latin

Suffix

-iente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of -iēns

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -yente (after a vowel)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -entem and -ientem.

Suffix

-iente m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -ientes)
-iente m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -ientes)

1. forms adjectives and nouns from verbs, particularly verbs in -er and -ir

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -iente

atrayente

cociente

concerniente

concluyente

condescendiente

convaleciente

crujiente

descendiente

diciente

diluyente

durmiente

envejeciente

escribiente

fluyente

incluyente

influyente

languideciente

mordiente

oliente

pendiente

perteneciente

pretendiente

prevaleciente

reconstituyente

reluciente

resplandeciente

sobreviviente

sufriente

Further reading

• “-iente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024