FromVulgar Latin*cambita, borrowed from aTransalpine Gaulishcambita, a derivative ofGaulishcambo(“curve”). Perhaps related toLate Latingamba.
jante
Borrowed fromFrenchjante. CompareSpanishllanta, from the same source.
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
jante
jante f
jante c
Sometimes used more like an adjective, like in the example.
nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | jante | jantes |
definite | janten | jantens | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |