actant
English edit
Etymology edit
Simultaneously coined in English and French by Bruno Latour from action + -ant
Noun edit
actant (plural actants)
- (grammar) Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Coined in French by Lucien Tesnière.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
actant m (plural actants)
Further reading edit
- “actant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
actant m (plural actanți)