"continuant" meaning in English

See continuant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-continuant.wav [US] Forms: more continuant [comparative], most continuant [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English continue Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English continuant From continue + -ant. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|continue|-ant|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English continue Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English continuant [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "present active participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "present active participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-onts", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "terms" : [ { "id" : "participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "adjectival", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-onts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ndz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-andī", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ende", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ant", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "continuant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="continuant"> From continue + -ant. Head templates: {{en-adj}} continuant (comparative more continuant, superlative most continuant)
  1. Continuing; prolonged; sustained. Translations (continuing, prolonged, sustained): folytonos (Hungarian), folyamatos (Hungarian)
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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-continuant.wav [US] Forms: continuants [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English continue Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English continuant From continue + -ant. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|continue|-ant|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English continue Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English continuant [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "present active participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "present active participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-onts", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "terms" : [ { "id" : "participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "adjectival", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-onts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ndz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-andī", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ende", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ant", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "continuant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="continuant"> From continue + -ant. Head templates: {{en-noun}} continuant (plural continuants)
  1. (phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop. Coordinate_terms: sonorant Translations (linguistics: a linguistic sound other than a stop): εξακολουθητικό (exakolouthitikó) [neuter] (Greek), folytonos mássalhangzó (folyamatos) (Hungarian)
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  2. (mathematics) A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
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  3. (ontology) An endurant.
    Sense id: en-continuant-en-noun-jDCIRCE2 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 25 9 30 15 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 31 8 27 12 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 5 35 14 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 4 26 19 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 27 4 29 17 23 Topics: epistemology, human-sciences, ontology, philosophy, sciences
  4. (etymology) An inherited descendant.
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