Esperanto

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Etymology

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The a vowel of present-tense -as plus the nt of the Romance active present participle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ant/

Suffix

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-ant-

  1. (nominal) -anto One who does the action of the root
    Example: fari (to do, make) + ‎-anto → ‎faranto (an agent, a doer, a maker)
    (See usage note at -isto)
  2. (adjectival) -anta The active present participle
    Example: fari (to do, to make) + ‎-anta → ‎faranta (doing, making)
  3. (adverbial) -ante The active present adverbial participle
    Example: fari (to do, to make) + ‎-ante → ‎farante (doing, making)

Usage notes

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  • See usage notes at -isto.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Esperanto -ant-, from English -ant, French -ant, Italian -ante, -ente, Spanish -ante, -ente and -iente. With the initial a indicating present tense from -as.

Suffix

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-ant-

  1. suffix forming active participle with -a
    helpar (to help) + ‎-ant- → ‎helpanta (helping)
    La laboristi helpanta helpis me kun la datumaro-eroro.
    The helping workmen helped me with the database error.
  2. nominal active participle with -o
    helpar (to help) + ‎-ant- → ‎helpanto (someone that helps; assistant, attendant, helper, auxiliary, ally)
    Me havas mea propra helpanto.
    I have my own helper.
  3. plural nominal active participle with -i
    helpar (to help) + ‎-ant- → ‎helpanti (multiple people that helps; assistants, attendants, helpers, auxiliaries, allies)
    Ni esas bona helpanti.
    We are good allies.
  4. adverbial active participle with -e
    helpar (to help) + ‎-ant- → ‎helpante (helpingly)
    El helpante fixigis la granda problemo.
    She helpingly fixed the big problem.
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