dolent

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English

Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French dolent, from Latin dolēns, present participle of doleō (“to grieve”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dolent (comparative more dolent, superlative most dolent)

  1. (archaic) Sad, sorrowful.
    • 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night
      Poor wretch! who once hath paced that dolent city
      Shall pace it often, doomed beyond all pity,
      With horror ever deepening from the first.
    • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 148:
      ‘Did you find them all, Uncle Van?’ she inquired, sighing, laying her dolent head on his shoulder.

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Catalan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

dolent m or f (masculine and feminine plural dolents)

  1. bad

Verb

dolent

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French

Etymology

From Middle French dolent, from Old French dolent, borrowed from Latin dolēns, dolēntem (“hurting, suffering”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dolent (feminine dolente, masculine plural dolents, feminine plural dolentes)

  1. (archaic) mournful

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Latin dolens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [doˈlɛnt]
  • Hyphenation: do‧lent

Adjective

dolent (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) painful

Declension

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dolent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of doleō

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French dolent.

Adjective

dolent m (feminine singular dolente, masculine plural dolents, feminine plural dolentes)

  1. sad

Descendants

  • French: dolent

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dolēns, dolēntem (“hurting, suffering”).

Adjective

dolent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular dolent or dolente)

  1. painful; causing suffering and pain

Declension

Declension of dolent
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject dolenz dolente dolent
Oblique dolent dolente dolent
Plural Subject dolent dolentes dolent
Oblique dolents dolentes dolent

Descendants

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