étant

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin stantem, from stō, stāre (the source of all forms of être in ét-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.tɑ̃/, (in liaison; present participle only) /e.tɑ̃.t‿/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃
• Homophone: étang

Participle

étant

1. present participle of être

Noun

étant m (plural étants)

1. being

Further reading

• “étant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• entât
• natte
• tante
• tenta