name
Meaning 1
A surname from Spanish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
infante
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N F AA1 N T EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
From Spanish.
From Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, both from Latin īnfāntem (“child”). Doublet of infant. Cognate with infantry.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: infant — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Galician: infante — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- German: Infant — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Italian: infante — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Khmer: អ្នកអង្គម្ចាស់ (nĕək ʼɑng mcah) — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Marathi: इंफांते (imphānte) — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Old Galician-Portuguese: infante — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Polish: infant — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Portuguese: infante — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Romanian: infante — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Slovak: infant — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
- Spanish: infante — son of the king of Spain or Portugal
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