"-ant" meaning in French

See -ant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ant.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--ant.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Old French -ant, from Latin -antem, -entem. Compare Italian -ante, -ente, Spanish -ante, -ente, -iente. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|fro:-ant<id:present participle>|id=-ing}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-ant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -ant, {{inh+|fr|fro|-ant}} Inherited from Old French -ant, {{inh|fr|la|-āns|-antem}} Latin -antem, {{cog|it|-ante}} Italian -ante, {{cog|es|-ante}} Spanish -ante Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=}} -ant, {{fr-suffix}} -ant
  1. -ing; suffix denoting the gerund and present participle of a verb Tags: invariable, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ant-fr-suffix-uyFoSFuF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 31 15 11

Suffix

IPA: /ɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ant.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--ant.wav Forms: -ante [feminine], -ants [masculine, plural], -antes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French -ant, from Latin -antem, -entem. Compare Italian -ante, -ente, Spanish -ante, -ente, -iente. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|fro:-ant<id:present participle>|id=-ing}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-ant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -ant, {{inh+|fr|fro|-ant}} Inherited from Old French -ant, {{inh|fr|la|-āns|-antem}} Latin -antem, {{cog|it|-ante}} Italian -ante, {{cog|es|-ante}} Spanish -ante Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -ant (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ante, masculine plural -ants, feminine plural -antes)
  1. -ant, -ing; forms adjectives out of verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ant-fr-suffix-M-OUwUMY
  2. (rare) forms adjectives from words other than verbs Tags: morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en--ant-fr-suffix-1awfBTaS

Suffix

IPA: /ɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ant.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--ant.wav Forms: -ants [plural], -ante [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French -ant, from Latin -antem, -entem. Compare Italian -ante, -ente, Spanish -ante, -ente, -iente. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|fro:-ant<id:present participle>|id=-ing}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-ant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -ant, {{inh+|fr|fro|-ant}} Inherited from Old French -ant, {{inh|fr|la|-āns|-antem}} Latin -antem, {{cog|it|-ante}} Italian -ante, {{cog|es|-ante}} Spanish -ante Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} -ant m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ants, feminine -ante)
  1. -er; forms nouns out of verbs Tags: masculine, morpheme Related terms: -amment, -ance
    Sense id: en--ant-fr-suffix-Y9MgIDTf

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -ant meaning in French (9.4kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: adjective-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-ant"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ant",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-ant"
  ],
  "section": "French",
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  "title": "-ant",
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}

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