Borrowed fromFrenchamant, fromLatinamantem, present participle ofamō.
amant (pluralamants)
- (archaic) Alover, especially ifillicit; aparamour.
FromLatinamantem, or fromamar(“to love”).
amant m orf (masculine and feminine pluralamants)
- loving
amant m orfby sense (pluralamants)
- lover(a sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair)
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
amant
- gerund ofamar
Borrowed fromFrenchamant, fromLatinamāns.
- IPA(key): [ˈamant]
- Hyphenation:amant
amant m anim
- (colloquial, humorous)beau,lover
- Synonyms:milenec,šamstr
Declension ofamant (hard masculine animate)
- “amant”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957
- “amant”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989
Borrowed fromLatinamantem, present participle ofamō. Compareaimant, the present participle ofaimer.
amant m (pluralamants,feminineamante)
- lover
1961, “Le Moribond”, inJacques Brel (lyrics),Marieke:C’est dur de mourir au printemps, tu sais / Mais j’pars aux fleurs, la paix dans l’âme / Car vu que tu étais sonamant / Je sais qu’tu prendras soin d’ma femme- It's hard to die in spring, you know / But I go to the flowers, peace in my soul / For I see you were herlover / I know you will take care of my wife
amant
- third-personpluralpresentactiveindicative ofamō
FromLatinamans, present participle ofamō.
amantoblique singular, m (oblique pluralamanzoramantz,nominative singularamanzoramantz,nominative pluralamant)
- lover
- Synonym:ameor
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amantoblique singular, ? (oblique pluralamanzoramantz,nominative singularamant,nominative pluralamanzoramantz)
- (Anglo-Norman)Alternative form ofadamant
adamant inAnglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University,2022
Borrowed fromFrenchamant, fromLatinamāns.[1][2][3] First attested in 1743.[4]
amant m pers (female equivalentamantka,diminutiveamancik)
- (acting)romanticrole orlead(actor playing the roles of a lover or seducer)[from 19th century][5]
- (colloquial, humorous)beau,lover[from 18th century][4]
- Synonyms:adorator,kochanek
- (Middle Polish)gaylover[18th century][4]
- hollywoodzkiamant ―Hollywoodromantic actor
- podstarzałyamant ―agingromantic actor
- przystojnyamant ―handsomeromantic lead
- czołowyamant ―romantic lead
- przedwojennyamant ―prewarromantic actor
- typowyamant ―typicalromantic actor
- słynnyamant ―famousromantic actor
- klasycznyamant ―classic(al)romantic actor
- głównyamant ―main/leadromantic actor
- młodyamant ―youngromantic actor
- wielkiamant ―greatromantic actor
- prawdziwyamant ―realromantic actor
- polskiamant ―Polishromantic actor
- amant operetkowy ―operettaromantic actor
- amant filmowy ―movieromantic actor
- aparycjaamanta ―aromantic actor's looks/appearance
- urodaamanta ―aromantic actor's beauty/good looks
- rolaamanta ―the role of aromantic actor
- życieamanta ―the life of aromantic actor
- paraamantów ―a pair ofromantic actors
- amant kina ―aromantic actor of the cinema
- grywać/graćamanta ―to play aromantic role
- romantycznyamant ―romanticbeau
- niedoszłyamant ―would-bebeau
- nowyamant ―newbeau
- ^Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amant”, inSłownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa:PWN
- ^Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amant”, inWielki słownik wyrazów obcych,→ISBN
- ^Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “amant”, inEtymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ↑4.04.14.2Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (20.08.2007) “AMANT”, inElektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- ^Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “amant”, inSłownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- amant inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- amant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “amant”, inSłownik języka polskiego
- J. Karłowicz,A. Kryński,W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “amant”, inSłownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page29
Borrowed fromFrenchamant, fromLatinamans.
amant m (pluralamanți)
- lover
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