actant

== English == === Etymology === Simultaneously coined in English and French by Bruno Latour from action +‎ -ant === Noun === actant (plural actants) That which acts; a source of action or activity. (grammar) Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause. ==== Derived terms ==== actantial ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Coined in French by Lucien Tesnière. === Pronunciation === Homophone: actants === Noun === actant m (plural actants) actant === Further reading === “actant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === tançât == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French actant. === Noun === actant m (plural actanți) actant ==== Declension ====