"-ants" meaning in French

See -ants in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɑ̃/
  1. masculine plural of -ant (adjective) Tags: form-of, masculine, morpheme, plural Form of: -ant (extra: adjective)
    Sense id: en--ants-fr-suffix-ZGAu7KjO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Suffix

IPA: /ɑ̃/
  1. plural of -ant (noun) Tags: form-of, masculine, morpheme, plural Form of: -ant (extra: noun)
    Sense id: en--ants-fr-suffix-dDoZYo0M Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
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  "pos": "suffix",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "75 25",
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "suivant (“following”) → suivants m pl",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "insignifiant (“insignificant”) → insignifiants m pl",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "extra": "adjective",
          "word": "-ant"
        }
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      ],
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        [
          "-ant",
          "-ant#French"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃/"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "text": "enseignant (“(male) teacher”) → enseignants (“(male) teachers”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "discutant (“(male) discussant”) → discutants (“(male) discussants”)",
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        }
      ],
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    }
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    "French non-lemma forms",
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    "Pages with entries"
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "discutant (“(male) discussant”) → discutants (“(male) discussants”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "-ant",
          "-ant#French"
        ]
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃/"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for -ants meaning in French (1.4kB)

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  "trace": ""
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