pendant
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See also Pendant
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- pendaunt (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Middle French pendant, noun use of adjective.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
pendant (plural pendants)
- (architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter. [from 14th c.]
- (obsolete, in the plural) Testicles. [15th-17th c.]
- A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]
- (nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant. [from 15th c.]
- The dangling part of an earring. [from 16th c.]
Translations [edit]
a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck
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Related terms [edit]
Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French pendant (“counterpart”), from pendre (“to hang”), from Latin pendere (“to hang”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /panɡdanɡ/, [pʰɑŋˈd̥ɑŋ]
Noun [edit]
pendant c (singular definite pendanten, plural indefinite pendanter)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of pendant
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | pendant | pendanten | pendanter | pendanterne |
| genitive | pendants | pendantens | pendanters | pendanternes |
Synonyms [edit]
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
pendant m (feminine pendante, masculine plural pendants, feminine plural pendantes)
Noun [edit]
pendant m (plural pendants)
- stone that dangles on earrings
- match, counterpart
Preposition [edit]
pendant
Derived terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
pendant
- Present participle of pendre.
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French
Noun [edit]
pendant m (invariable)
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
pendant
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of pendō
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- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms with homophones
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Architecture
- English terms with obsolete senses
- en:Nautical
- en:Jewelry
- Danish terms derived from French
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish nouns
- French adjectives
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- French prepositions
- French present participles
- Italian terms derived from French
- Italian nouns
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