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See also:Appendix:Variations of "ant"

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle English-ant,-aunt, partly fromOld French-ant, fromLatin-āns; and partly (in adjectival derivations) continuingMiddle English-ant, a variant of-and,-end, fromOld English-ende(present participle ending), see-and.

Pronunciation

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-ant

  1. (now sciences, chiefly medicine) Theagent noun derived fromverb.
    serve →servant
  2. Anadjective corresponding to anoun in-ance, having the sense of "exhibiting (thecondition orprocess described by the noun)".
  3. An adjective derived from a verb, having the senses of: (a) "doing (the verbal action)", and/or (b) "prone/tending to do (the verbal action)".
    ascend →ascendant
    err →errant.
  4. Alternative form of-and.
    blatant,blicant;flippant,old-farrant

Usage notes

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  • Many words in-ant were not actually coined in English but rather borrowed directly from Old French, Middle French or Modern French.

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Catalan-ant, fromLatin-antem,-entem. CompareFrench-ant,Italian-ent,Spanish-ante,Portuguese-ante.

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Suffix

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-ant(invariable)

  1. -ing;suffix denoting thegerund andpresent participle of a verb
    ‎jugar(“to play”) + ‎-ant → ‎jugant(“playing”)

Suffix

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-ant (adjective-forming suffix,feminine-anta,masculine plural-ants,feminine plural-antes)

  1. -ant,-ing;forms adjectives out of verbs

Suffix

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-ant m (noun-forming suffix,plural-ants,feminine-anta,feminine plural-antes)

  1. -er;forms nouns out of verbs

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Danish

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Etymology

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FromLatin-ans.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ant c

  1. Formsagent nouns, mostly from verbs of Romance or Latin origin
  2. something that is or happens in a certain way(adjectives. E.g.arrogant)

Declension

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Declension of-ant
common
gender		singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominative-ant-anten-anter-anterne
genitive-ants-antens-anters-anternes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

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Suffix

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-ant m (plural-anten,feminine-ante)

  1. appended to the stem of a verb, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs the action of that verb (seeagent noun)

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French

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Etymology

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  • Inherited fromOld French-ant, fromLatin-antem,-entem. CompareItalian-ante,-ente,Spanish-ante,-ente,-iente.

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    Suffix

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    -ant(invariable)

    1. -ing;suffix denoting thegerund andpresent participle of a verb
      ‎jouer(“to play”) + ‎-ant → ‎jouant(“playing”)

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    -ant (adjective-forming suffix,feminine-ante,masculine plural-ants,feminine plural-antes)

    1. -ant,-ing;forms adjectives out of verbs
    2. (rare)formsadjectives from words other than verbs
      ‎abracadabra + ‎-ant → ‎abracadabrant

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    -ant m (noun-forming suffix,plural-ants,feminine-ante)

    1. -er;forms nouns out of verbs

    Usage notes

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    • French present participles are used, chiefly in literary style, to replacerelative clauses. In this case they arenot inflected for number and gender:une femmeaimant ses enfants(“a woman loving her children”), equivalent toune femme qui aime ses enfants(“a woman who loves her children”).
    • Some present participles can also be used as actual adjectives. In this case they are inflected:une femme aimante(“a loving/caring woman”). Such adjectival uses arelexicalised, however, and (unlike in English) not all participles allow it.

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    German

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    Alternative forms

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    • -ent
    • -ans(learned terms only, usually neuter)

    Etymology

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    FromMiddle High German-ant, fromLatin-ans, -antis, in part throughOld French-ant.

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    -ant m (weak,genitive-anten,plural-anten,feminine-antin)

    2. Forms agent nouns, mostly from verbs of Romance or Latin origin.
      ‎liefern(“to supply”) + ‎-ant → ‎Lieferant(“supplier”)

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    Declension

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    Declension of-ant [masculine, weak]
    singularplural
    indef.def.noundef.noun
    nominativeeinder-antdie-anten
    genitiveeinesdes-antender-anten
    dativeeinemdem-antenden-anten
    accusativeeinenden-antendie-anten

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • “-ant” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “-ant” inDuden online

    Hungarian

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    Etymology

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    From-a-(linking vowel) +‎-n(instantaneous suffix) +‎-t(causative suffix).[1]

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    -ant

    1. (instantaneous suffix)Added to a stem - often anonomatopoeia - to form averb expressing aninstantaneous action.
      pillant(“to glance”)

    Usage notes

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    • (instantaneous suffix) Variants:
      -ant is added to back-vowel words
      -ent is added to front-vowel words

    Derived terms

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^-ant in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.).Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006,→ISBN.  (See alsoits 2nd edition.)

    Latin

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-Italic*-ānt, fromProto-Indo-European*-eh₂yónti.

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    -ant

    1. third-personpluralpresentactiveindicative of-ō(first conjugation)

    Descendants

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    • Old Galician-Portuguese:-an
    • Spanish:-an

    Middle French

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    Etymology

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    (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)FromLatin-āns,-ēns.

    Suffix

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    -ant

    1. used to form the present participle of verbs

    Old French

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    Etymology

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  • FromLatin-āns,-ēns.

    Suffix

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    -ant

    1. used to form the present participle of verbs

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    Descendants

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    Polish

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    Etymology

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  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European*-onts
    Latin-ns
    Latin-āns
    Old French-ant
    French-antbor.
    Polish-ant

    Borrowed fromFrench-ant.

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    -ant m pers

    1. -ant(agent noun derived from verb)
      ‎kurs + ‎-ant → ‎kursant

    Declension

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    Declension of-ant
    singularplural
    nominative-ant-anci/-anty (deprecative)
    genitive-anta-antów
    dative-antowi-antom
    accusative-anta-antów
    instrumental-antem-antami
    locative-ancie-antach
    vocative-ancie-anci

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • -ant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Welsh

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    Cognate withCornish-ans.

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    Suffix

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    -ant m (plural-annau)

    1. show the action of a verb or its result,-tion,-ment
      ‎maddau(“to forgive”) + ‎-ant → ‎maddeuant(“forgiveness”)

    Etymology 2

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    Suffix

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    -ant

    1. (literary)verb suffix for thethird-personpluralpresentindicative/future
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