aimant

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.mɑ̃/ ~ /e.mɑ̃/ === Etymology 1 === From aim(er) (“to love”) +‎ -ant. ==== Adjective ==== aimant (feminine aimante, masculine plural aimants, feminine plural aimantes) loving, affectionate Un mari aimant. ― A loving husband. ==== Participle ==== aimant present participle of aimer (preceded by en) gerund of aimer === Etymology 2 === From Vulgar Latin *adimantem, a form of *adimās, from Latin adamās (“hard iron”). See also diamant. ==== Noun ==== aimant m (plural aimants) magnet ===== Descendants ===== → Portuguese: ímã, íman (Portugal) → Spanish: imán === Further reading === “aimant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === animât, maniât == Norman == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== aimant present participle of aimer === Etymology 2 === From Vulgar Latin *adimantis, a form of *adimas, from Latin adamās (“hard iron”). ==== Noun ==== aimant m (plural aimants) (Jersey) magnet == Old French == === Noun === aimant oblique singular, ? (oblique plural aimanz or aimantz, nominative singular aimant, nominative plural aimanz or aimantz) (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of adamant === References === “adamant”, in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022–2026