vivant

French

Etymology

Present participle of vivre, probably a calque of Latin vīvēns

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /vi.vɑ̃/, X-SAMPA: /vi.vA~/

Adjective

vivant m (feminine vivante, masculine plural vivants, feminine plural vivantes)

1. alive; living

   Je croyais qu'il était mort, mais il est encore vivant.

   I thought he was dead, but he's still alive.

Verb

vivant

1. Present participle of vivre.

Noun

vivant m (plural vivants; feminine vivante, plural vivantes)

1. a living person

Derived terms

• tableau vivant
• bon vivant

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Latin

Verb

vīvant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of vīvō
   1. "may they live"
   2. "may they be alive, may they survive"
   3. "may they reside in"

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Old French

Etymology

Present participle of vivre, probably a calque of Latin vīvēns

Adjective

vivant m and f

1. living; alive

Declension

  Declension of vivant  

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	vivanz	vivant	vivant
	Oblique	vivant	vivant	vivant
Plural	Subject	vivant	vivanz	vivant
	Oblique	vivanz	vivanz	vivant

Verb

vivant

1. Present participle of vivre.

Descendants

• French: vivant