amant

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amant, from Latin amantem, present participle of amō. === Noun === amant (plural amants) (archaic) A lover, especially if illicit; a paramour. === Further reading === “amant, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əˈman] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈmant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈmant] === Etymology 1 === From Latin amantem, or from amar (“to love”). ==== Adjective ==== amant m or f (masculine and feminine plural amants) loving ==== Noun ==== amant m or f by sense (plural amants) lover (a sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== amant gerund of amar === Further reading === “amant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “amant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “amant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “amant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amant, from Latin amāns. First attested in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈamant] Hyphenation: amant === Noun === amant m anim (colloquial, humorous) beau, lover Synonyms: milenec, šamstr ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “amant”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “amant”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin amantem, present participle of amō. Compare aimant, the present participle of aimer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.mɑ̃/ === Noun === amant m (plural amants, feminine amante) (dated) lover (one who loves a particular person) Synonym: amoureux (dated or Canada) lover (one who loves a particular thing, pursuit, etc.) Synonyms: amateur, passionné, friand lover (participant in an extramarital or otherwise illicit romantic or sexual affair) ==== Related terms ==== amour ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: amant → Romanian: amant === Further reading === “amant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.mant] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.mant] === Verb === amant third-person plural present active indicative of amō == Old French == === Etymology 1 === From Latin amans, present participle of amō. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /aˈmant/ ==== Noun ==== amant oblique singular, m (oblique plural amanz or amantz, nominative singular amanz or amantz, nominative plural amant) lover Synonym: ameor === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== amant oblique singular, ? (oblique plural amanz or amantz, nominative singular amant, nominative plural amanz or amantz) (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of adamant ==== References ==== “adamant”, in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022–2026 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amant, from Latin amāns. First attested in 1743. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.mant/ Rhymes: -amant Syllabification: a‧mant === Noun === amant m pers (female equivalent amantka, diminutive amancik) (acting) romantic role or lead (actor playing the roles of a lover or seducer) [from 19th century] (colloquial, humorous) beau, lover [from 18th century] Synonyms: adorator, kochanek (Middle Polish) gay lover [18th century] ==== Declension ==== ==== Collocations ==== === References === === Further reading === amant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN amant in Polish dictionaries at PWN Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “amant”, in Słownik języka polskiego J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “amant”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 29 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amant, from Latin amans. === Noun === amant m (plural amanți, feminine equivalent amantă) lover ==== Declension ====