ciente

Latin

Participle

ciente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of ciēns

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sciente (pre-reform spelling)

Etymology

From Latin scientem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈẽ.te/ [sɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsjẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsjẽ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: ci‧en‧te

Adjective

ciente m or f (plural cientes)

1. aware (having knowledge of something)

   Synonym: consciente

Related terms

• ciência

Further reading

• “ciente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “ciente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025