competente
Portuguese
/kõ.pe.ˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/, /kõ.pe.ˈtẽ.te/
adj
Definitions
- competent having sufficient skill, knowledge or qualifications
- competent adequate for the purpose
- (legal) competent having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competens, competentem.
Origin
Latin
competens, competentem
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- competens, competentem Latin
- competente Italian
- compétent French
- компете́нтный Russian
- компетентность Russian
- competente Spanish, Castilian
- competentemente Spanish, Castilian
- competentemente Portuguese
- competent Old French
- կոմպետենտ Armenian