"demente" meaning in Portuguese

See demente in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /deˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [Brazil], /dɨˈmẽ.tɨ/ [Portugal] Forms: dementes [plural]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Latin mēns Latin dēmentemlbor. Portuguese demente Learned borrowing from Latin dēmentem. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:lbor|la:demens<alt:dēmentem>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Latin mēns Latin dēmentemlbor. Portuguese demente [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "dēmentem", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "of", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*de", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déh₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "mind, reason", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "mind", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "mind", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "think", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*men-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*méntis", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*mentis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "mēns", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "demens", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "demente", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="demente"> Learned borrowing from Latin dēmentem. Head templates: {{pt-adj}} demente m or f (plural dementes)
  1. demented Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-demente-pt-adj-hPCmGmKm Categories (other): Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 73 14 14 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 73 14 14 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 72 14 14
  2. crazy Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: louco, maluco, doido
    Sense id: en-demente-pt-adj-OJ7F8REt Categories (other): Portuguese entries with etymon Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 37 32 32
  3. stupid, idiotic Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-demente-pt-adj-D5gn92tT Categories (other): Portuguese entries with etymon Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 37 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dementemente Related terms: demência, dementar, mente

Inflected forms

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