French

Verb

repente

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of repentir
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of repentir

Anagrams

• pénètre, pénétré

Latin

Alternative forms

• repēns

Etymology

Adverbial form of repēns ‎(“sudden”).

Adverb

repente ‎(not comparable)

1. suddenly.

References

• repente in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• repente in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “repente”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • a sudden shower: imbres repente effusi
    

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rēpentis ‎(“sudden, unexpected”).

Noun

repente m (plural repentes)

1. attack, upsurge
2. sudden movement

Derived terms

• de repente

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rēpentis ‎(“sudden, unexpected”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re̞ˈpe̞nte̞/

Noun

repente m ‎(plural repentes)

1. attack, upsurge
2. sudden movement

Derived terms

• de repente