palpitant

English

Etymology

From French.

Adjective

palpitant (comparative more palpitant, superlative most palpitant)

1. palpitating, throbbing
   • 1923, George Allan England, The Thing from—"Outside":

     He gave the impression of a creature whose back has been broken, whose whole essence and energy have been wrenched asunder, yet in which life somehow clings, palpitant.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pal.pi.tɑ̃/

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Participle

palpitant

1. present participle of palpiter

Adjective

palpitant (feminine palpitante, masculine plural palpitants, feminine plural palpitantes)

1. pulsating, palpitating
2. thrilling, exciting

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

palpitant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of palpitō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French palpitant.

Adjective

palpitant m or n (feminine singular palpitantă, masculine plural palpitanți, feminine and neuter plural palpitante)

1. thrilling

Declension

Declension of palpitant

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	palpitant		palpitantă	palpitanți	palpitante
	definite	palpitantul		palpitanta	palpitanții	palpitantele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	palpitant		palpitante	palpitanți	palpitante
	definite	palpitantului		palpitantei	palpitanților	palpitantelor