pendant

See also Pendant

English

Alternative forms

• pendaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Middle French pendant, noun use of adjective.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/
• Homophone: pendent

Noun

pendant (plural pendants)

1. (architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter. [from 14th c.]
2. (obsolete, in the plural) Testicles. [15th-17th c.]
3. A piece of jewelery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]
4. (nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant. [from 15th c.]
5. The dangling part of an earring. [from 16th c.]

Translations

a piece of jewelery hung from a chain worn around the neck

Croatian: privjesak (hr) Finnish: riipus (fi), vitja (fi) French: pendentif (fr) m. Greek: μενταγιόν (el) (mentagión) n. Hungarian: függő (hu) Icelandic: nisti (is) n., men (is) n., hálsmen (is) n.

Italian: ciondolo (it) m. Latvian: kulons Romanian: pandantiv (ro) n. Russian: кулон (ru) m. Serbo-Croatian: privjesak (sh)

Related terms

• to depend
• to impend
• penchant
• to pend
• pendent

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Danish

Etymology

From French pendant (“counterpart”), from pendre (“to hang”), from Latin pendere (“to hang”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /panɡdanɡ/, [pʰɑŋˈd̥ɑŋ]

Noun

pendant c. (singular definite pendanten, plural indefinite pendanter)

1. counterpart
2. match
3. fellow
4. companion

Inflection

    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

• modstykke

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɑ̃.dɑ̃/

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Adjective

pendant m. (f. pendante, m. plural pendants, f. plural pendantes)

1. hanging

Noun

pendant m. (plural pendants)

1. stone that dangles on earrings
2. match, counterpart

Preposition

pendant

1. during, throughout

Derived terms

• pendant que

Verb

pendant

1. Present participle of pendre.

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

pendant m. inv.

1. match (matching item)
2. pendant (dangling earing)

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Latin

Verb

pendant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of pendō