courant

== English == === Etymology 1 === Alternative form of courante. ==== Noun ==== courant (plural courants) A piece of music in triple time. A lively dance; a coranto. a. 1699, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, Heads designed for an essay on conversation It is harder, in that, to dance a courant well than a jig. === Etymology 2 === From French courant (“running”). Doublet of car, carry, courier, course, current, horse, hurry, and rush. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkʊɹənt/ Rhymes: -ʊɹənt Homophones: current, currant (hurry–furry merger, cure–fir merger) ==== Noun ==== courant (plural courants) A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper. ==== Adjective ==== courant (not comparable) (heraldry) Represented as running. Synonyms: at speed, in full chase, in full course Coordinate terms: statant, passant ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “courant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === cantour == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French courant, from Latin currens. Doublet of krant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈrɑnt/ Hyphenation: cou‧rant Rhymes: -ɑnt === Adjective === courant (comparative couranter, superlative courantst) current, prevalent, standard ==== Declension ==== === Noun === courant n (plural couranten, diminutive courantje n) currency Synonyms: betaalmiddel, valuta, geld === Noun === courant f (plural couranten, diminutive courantje n) archaic form of krant ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: koerant Berbice Creole Dutch: koranti Papiamentu: korant, courant === References === W. Martin, G. A. J. Tops et al., Groot Woordenboek Nederlands–Engels, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen, 1998 [Dutch–English dictionary] == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.ʁɑ̃/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃ === Participle === courant present participle of courir === Adjective === courant (feminine courante, masculine plural courants, feminine plural courantes) current, present (language skills) fluent common Synonym: commun ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === courant m (plural courants) current (of water, electricity, thought, etc.) courant électrique ― electric current ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “courant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “courant” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.