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Appendix:Variations of "ant" English Etymology en :inh enm:-ant<ety:bor<fro:-ant>:inh<ang:-ende<id:participle>>> 1 From en enm -ant, enm -aunt, partly from en fro -ant, from en la -āns; and partly (in adjectival derivations) continuing en enm -ant, a variant of enm -and, enm -end, from en ang -ende present participle ending, see en -and. ms, id -an (and so all its Austronesian cognates), and ar ان adjective forming suffix. Pronunciation ənt, en /ənt/ ĕnt India, en /enʈ/ [ë̞ɳʈ] en -ent Suffix en suffix adjective-forming suffixes en nowadays sciences chiefly medicine The agent noun derived from verb. serve → servant An adjective corresponding to a noun in en -ance, having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)". 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 en -and. blatant, blicant; flippant, old-farrant Usage notes Many words in -ant were not actually coined in English but rather borrowed directly from Old French, Middle French or Modern French. Derived terms en Related terms en -ance Anagrams en ant TNA TAN NTA Nat NAT ATN nat Tan tan Nat. en productive suffixes Catalan Etymology ca roa-oca -ant, from ca la -āns -antem, la -ēns -entem. Compare fr -ant, it -ent, es -ante, pt -ante. Pronunciation Suffix ca suffix invariable -ing; suffix denoting the gerund and present participle of a verb ca jugar to play jugant playing Suffix en -ant, -ing; forms adjectives out of verbs Suffix m + -er; forms nouns out of verbs See also ca -ent Danish Etymology From da la -ans. Pronunciation da [ˈanˀd] Suffix da suffix noun-forming suffixes c Forms agent nouns, mostly from verbs of Romance or Latin origin something that is or happens in a certain way adjectives. E.g. da arrogant Declension en er Derived terms da Dutch Etymology nl Pronunciation nl /ɑnt/ nl Nl--ant.ogg Suffix m -en + -ante appended to the stem of a verb, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs the action of that verb (see agent noun) Derived terms nl French Etymology fr -ing :inh fro:-ant<id:present participle> fr fro -ant, from a merger of fr la -āns -antem, la -ēns -entem present participle suffix with fr la -andus -andum, la -endus -endum gerundive suffix. Compare it -ante, it -ando; es -ante, es -ando. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ant.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--ant.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>) Suffix invariable -ing; suffix denoting the gerund and present participle of a verb fr jouer to play jouant playing fr Mangeant du pain, j'ai trébuché sur une peau de banane. Eating bread, I tripped over a banana peel. Suffix en -ant, -ing; forms adjectives out of verbs fr rare forms adjectives from words other than verbs fr abracadabra abracadabrant Suffix m + -er; forms nouns out of verbs Usage notes French present participles are used, chiefly in literary style, to replace relative clauses. In this case they are not inflected for number and gender: fr une femme aimant ses enfants a woman loving her children, equivalent to fr une 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: fr une femme aimante a loving/caring woman. Such adjectival uses are lexicalised, however, and (unlike in English) not all participles allow it. Unlike Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese, it is grammatically incorrect to use the verb fr être before a present participle for continuous tenses. Related terms fr -amment fr -ance German Alternative forms de -ent de -ans learned terms only, usually neuter Etymology de :inh gmh:-ant<ety:bor<fro:-ant>> + From de gmh -ant, from de la -ans -ans, -antis, in part through de fro -ant. Pronunciation de /ant/ /ɑnt/ de De--ant.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Suffix m.weak in de agent noun Forms agent nouns, mostly from verbs of Romance or Latin origin. de liefern to supply Lieferant supplier Usage notes This ending is semi-productive, see e.g. de Asylant, de Antifant. This ending rarely also occurs in the neuter gender, see e.g. de Antiozonant. Declension m.weak Derived terms de Further reading Hungarian Etymology From hu -a- -n -t linking vowel instantaneous suffix causative suffix y. Pronunciation hu ɒnt 1 Suffix hu suffix hu instantaneous suffix Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing an instantaneous action. hu pillant to glance Usage notes instantaneous suffix Variants: hu -ant is added to back-vowel words hu -ent is added to front-vowel words Derived terms hu verb See also hu -int Appendix:Hungarian suffixes References Latin Etymology From la itc-pro *-āō *-ānt, from la ine-pro *-eh₂yéti *-eh₂yónti. Pronunciation ant Suffix la suffix form la -ō 3 p pres actv indc first conjugation Descendants roa-opt -an scn -anu -annu es -an Middle French Etymology frm :inh fro:-ant frm From frm la -āns, la -ēns. Suffix frm suffix used to form the present participle of verbs Norwegian Bokmål Pronunciation nb /ant/ nb ant 1 nb -ant Etymology 1 nb fr -ant agent- and noun-forming suffix, ultimately from nb la -āns present-participle ending, genitive la -antis. Compare da -ant noun-forming suffix. Suffix nb suffix m definite singular -anten indefinite plural -anter definite plural -antene Forms masculine nouns denoting a person or thing that performs a specified action, has a specified function or possesses a particular characteristic. nb asylant asylum seeker, nb debutant debutant, nb demonstrant demonstrator, nb informant informant, nb okkupant occupier, nb spekulant speculator Derived terms nb asylant asylum seeker nb debutant debutant nb demonstrant demonstrator nb informant informant nb okkupant occupier nb spekulant speculator See also nb -ent noun-forming suffix Etymology 2 nb fr -ant adjective-forming suffix, from nb la -āns present-participle ending, genitive la -antis. Compare da -ant adjective-forming suffix. Suffix nb suffix neuter singular -ant definite singular and plural -ante Forms adjectives expressing a particular manner, state or characteristic. nb arrogant arrogant, nb dominant dominant, nb galant gallant, nb intrigant intriguing, scheming, nb mutant mutant Derived terms nb arrogant arrogant nb dominant dominant nb galant gallant nb intrigant intriguing, scheming nb mutant mutant See also nb -ent adjective-forming suffix Etymology 3 Suffix nb suffix form nb -an n s adjective-forming suffix References -ant -ant Anagrams nb nat tan Old French Etymology fro present participle :inh la:-āns<id:present active participle> From fro la -āns, la -ēns. Suffix fro suffix used to form the present participle of verbs Related terms fro -ance/fro -anche Descendants en -ant fr -ant Polish Etymology pl agent :bor fr:-ant<id:-ing> + 1 Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf--ant.wav Suffix pl suffix m-pr en -ant agent noun derived from verb pl kurs kursant Declension Derived terms pl Further reading Welsh Pronunciation cy /ant/ Etymology 1 Cognate with kw -ans. Alternative forms cy -iant Suffix m -annau forms nouns indicating the action of a verb or its result; -tion, -ment cy maddau to forgive maddeuant forgiveness Etymology 2 Suffix verbf 1 cy literary marks the third-person plural present indicative/future of verbs Derived terms cy