parant

See also: pàrant

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [pəˈɾan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈɾant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈɾant]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [paˈɾan]
• Rhymes: -ant

Verb

parant

1. gerund of parar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁɑ̃/

Participle

parant

1. present participle of parer

Anagrams

• râpant

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpa.rant]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpaː.rant]

Verb

parant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of parō

Maltese

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Italian paratia / paratio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈrant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

parant m (plural paranti)

1. stile (vertical component of a panel or frame)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French parant.

Adjective

parant (comparative mer parant, superlative mest parant)

1. elegant, chic (especially of an older woman, often also implying a certain poise; also of corresponding articles of clothing)

   två paranta damer

   two elegant / striking ladies

Declension

Inflection of parant

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	parant	mer parant	mest parant
neuter singular	parant	mer parant	mest parant
plural	paranta	mer paranta	mest paranta
masculine plural2	parante	mer paranta	mest paranta
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	parante	mer parante	mest parante
all	paranta	mer paranta	mest paranta

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

• stilig

References

• “parant”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “parant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “parant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)