tombant

Catalan

Etymology

From tombar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tumˈban]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [tomˈbant]

Noun

tombant m (plural tombants)

1. turn, bend (in a path)
2. (figurative) shift, change

   Synonym: (general) canvi

3. turn; the change from one period of time to another

   tombant de segle ― turn of the century

Verb

tombant

1. gerund of tombar

Further reading

• “tombant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tombant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “tombant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “tombant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tombant (feminine tombante, masculine plural tombants, feminine plural tombantes)

1. falling

Derived terms

• à la nuit tombante

Participle

tombant

1. present participle of tomber

Further reading

• “tombant” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
• “tombant” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “tombant” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “tombant” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “tombant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.