different between eldest vs infante

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ld?st/
• Hyphenation: eld?est

Adjective

eldest

1. superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority.

   eldest son

Usage notes

The normal superlative of old is oldest. The irregular form eldest is sometimes used with family members, but it is otherwise rare.

Synonyms

• oldest

Translations

Adjective

eldest (not comparable)

1. (card games) (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
2. (card games) (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.
   • 2003, Thunder Bay Press, The Card Game Set

     Each player draws a card, and the lowest becomes eldest hand.

Noun

eldest (plural eldests)

1. The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

Anagrams

• Ledets, steeld

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

eldest

1. inflection of eldast:
   1. present tense
   2. past tense

English

Etymology

From Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, both from Latin ?nf?ns (“child”). Doublet of infant. Cognate with infantry.

Noun

infante (plural infantes)

1. (historical) Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.

Related terms

• infanta

Translations

Anagrams

• fainten

Interlingua

Noun

infante (plural infantes)

1. child, infant

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?nfans, ?nfantem. Doublet of the inherited fante.

Pronunciation

Adjective

infante (plural infanti)

1. (dated, rare) infant (attr.)

Noun

infante m or f (plural infanti)

1. (dated, rare) baby, infant

   Synonyms: bambino, bimbo, neonato

Noun

infante f (plural infanti)

1. infanta (in Spain & Portugal)

Derived terms

• infanticida
• infanticidio
• infantile
• infanzia

Anagrams

• fantine

Latin

Noun

?nfante

1. ablative singular of ?nf?ns

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin infans, infantem (“infant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.?fan.te/

Noun

infante

1. (rare) child
2. prince, infante

   • Como ?anta maria re?ucitou h?a infante filla dun Rei

     How Holy Mary resurrected the daughter of a King.

Descendants

• Galician: infante
• Portuguese: infante

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ifante (obsolete), iffante (obsolete), yfante (obsolete), yffante (obsolete)
• inffante (obsolete), ynfante (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese infante, from Latin infans, infantem (“infant”).

Cognate with Galician infante, Spanish infante, French enfant and Italian infante.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): / ?.?f??.t? /
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): / ?.?f??.t??i /
• Hyphenation: in?fan?te
• Rhymes: -??nt?i

Noun

infante m (plural infantes, feminine infanta, feminine plural infantas)

1. infant (very young human being)
2. (military) a soldier of the infantry
3. prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)

Adjective

infante m or f (plural infantes, comparable)

1. infant

Spanish

Etymology

From an alteration of Old Spanish ifante, from Latin ?nf?ns, ?nf?ntem.

Noun

infante m (plural infantes)

1. infant
2. infante
3. foot soldier, infantryman

Related terms

• infanta