dant

See also: Dant

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin dens.

Noun

dant f (plural dants)

1. tooth

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton and Old Breton dant, from Proto-Brythonic *dant, from Proto-Celtic *dant, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Noun

dant m

1. tooth

Catalan

Verb

dant

1. (obsolete) gerund of dar

Ladin

Adverb

dant

1. at first
2. in front
3. before

Adjective

dant

1. previous; preceding

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /dant/, [d̪än̪t̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dant/, [d̪än̪t̪]

Verb

dant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dō

Middle French

Pronoun

dant

1. Alternative form of dont

Old French

Noun

dant oblique singular, m (oblique plural danz or dantz, nominative singular danz or dantz, nominative plural dant)

1. Alternative form of dent

Swedish

Adjective

dant

1. indefinite neuter singular of dan

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dant, from Proto-Brythonic *dant, from Proto-Celtic *dant, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Alternative forms

• daint

Noun

dant m (plural dannedd or daint or danheddau)

1. (anatomy) tooth
2. cog
3. (of a fork) tine

Derived terms

• dant y llew (“dandelion”)
• mynd trwy ddannedd un (“to set one's teeth on edge”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dant	ddant	nant	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dant

1. Soft mutation of tant (“string”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tant	dant	nhant	thant
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies