oponente

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin oppōnentem. By surface analysis, opor + -ente.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.poˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.puˈnẽ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽti, -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: o‧po‧nen‧te

Adjective

oponente m or f (plural oponentes)

1. opposing

Noun

oponente m or f by sense (plural oponentes)

1. opponent

   Synonyms: adversário, inimigo

2. rival

   Synonym: rival

Related terms

• oponível
• opor
• oposição

Further reading

• “oponente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “oponente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from Latin oppōnentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opoˈnente/ [o.poˈnẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: o‧po‧nen‧te

Noun

oponente m or f by sense (plural oponentes)

1. opponent

   Synonym: contendor

Related terms

• oponer

Adjective

oponente m or f (masculine and feminine plural oponentes)

1. opposing

Further reading

• “oponente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026