limite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmite/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: li‧mi‧te

Verb

limite

1. past adverbial passive participle of limi

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līmes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.mit/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: li‧mite

Noun

limite f (plural limites)

1. limit

Adjective

limite (plural limites)

1. (colloquial) edgy, borderline, almost objectionable

   une blague un peu limite ― a bit of an edgy joke

Verb

limite

1. inflection of limiter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “limite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• milite, milité

Etymology

From Latin līmitem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.mi.te/
• Rhymes: -imite
• Hyphenation: lì‧mi‧te

Noun

limite m (plural limiti)

1. limit, limitation, bounds

   Synonyms: limitazione, termine, freno

2. boundary, border

   Synonym: confine

3. (geography) line

   Synonyms: livello, linea

Anagrams

• metili, milite

Verb

limite

1. inflection of limiter:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person plural present subjunctive

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈliː.mi.te/, [ˈlʲiːmɪt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.mi.te/, [ˈliːmit̪e]
• Hyphenation: lī‧mi‧te

Noun

līmite

1. ablative singular of līmes

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.ˈmi.ti/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: li‧mi‧te

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.mi.te/
• Hyphenation: li‧mi‧te

Noun

limite f pl

1. plural of limită (“limits”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmite/ [liˈmi.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: li‧mi‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from limitar.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.