aimant
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From aim(er) (“to love”) + -ant.
Adjective[edit]
aimant (feminine aimante, masculine plural aimants, feminine plural aimantes)
- loving, affectionate
- Un mari aimant. ― A loving husband.
Participle[edit]
aimant
Etymology 2[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *adimantis, a form of *adimas, from Latin adamās (“hard iron”). See also diamant.
Noun[edit]
aimant m (plural aimants)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “aimant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Norman[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
aimant
Etymology 2[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *adimantis, a form of *adimas, from Latin adamās (“hard iron”).
Noun[edit]
aimant m (plural aimants)
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
aimant oblique singular, ? (oblique plural aimanz or aimantz, nominative singular aimant, nominative plural aimanz or aimantz)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of adamant
References[edit]
adamant in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022
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