amant

See also: Amant

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈman]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈmant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈmant]

Etymology 1

From Latin amāns, or from amar (“to love”).

Adjective

amant m or f (masculine and feminine plural amants)

1. loving

Noun

amant m or f (plural amants)

1. lover (a sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amant

Further reading

• “amant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “amant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “amant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “amant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Czech

Etymology

From French amant, from Latin amāns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈamant]
• Hyphenation: amant

Noun

amant m anim

1. (colloquial, humorous) beau, lover

   Synonyms: milenec, šamstr

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amans, present participle of amō. Compare aimant, the present participle of aimer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mɑ̃/

• audio:

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Noun

amant m (plural amants, feminine amante)

1. lover
   • 1961, “Le Moribond”, in Jacques Brel (lyrics), Marieke:

     C’est dur de mourir au printemps, tu sais / Mais j’pars aux fleurs, la paix dans l’âme / Car vu que tu étais son amant / Je sais qu’tu prendras soin d’ma femme

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• amour

Descendants

• → Polish: amant
• → Romanian: amant

Further reading

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

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) amant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of amō

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Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin amans, present participle of amō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmant/

Noun

amant oblique singular, m (oblique plural amanz or amantz, nominative singular amanz or amantz, nominative plural amant)

1. lover

   Synonym: ameor

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

amant oblique singular, ? (oblique plural amanz or amantz, nominative singular amant, nominative plural amanz or amantz)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of adamant

References

adamant in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French amant, from Latin amāns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.mant/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -amant
• Syllabification: a‧mant

Noun

amant m pers (female equivalent amantka, diminutive amancik)

1. (acting) actor playing the roles of lovers or seducers
2. (colloquial, humorous) beau, lover

   Synonyms: adorator, kochanek

Declension

Declension of amant

	singular	plural
nominative	amant	amanci/amanty (deprecative)
genitive	amanta	amantów
dative	amantowi	amantom
accusative	amanta	amantów
instrumental	amantem	amantami
locative	amancie	amantach
vocative	amancie	amanci

Further reading

• amant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• amant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From French amant, from Latin amans.

Noun

amant m (plural amanți)

1. lover

Declension

Declension of amant

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) amant	amantul	(niște) amanți	amanții
genitive/dative	(unui) amant	amantului	(unor) amanți	amanților
vocative	amantule		amanților