aimant
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From aim(er) (“to love”) + -ant.
Adjective edit
aimant (feminine aimante, masculine plural aimants, feminine plural aimantes)
- loving, affectionate
- Un mari aimant. ― A loving husband.
Participle edit
aimant
Etymology 2 edit
From Vulgar Latin *adimantis, a form of *adimas, from Latin adamās (“hard iron”). See also diamant.
Noun edit
aimant m (plural aimants)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “aimant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Norman edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
aimant
Etymology 2 edit
From Vulgar Latin *adimantis, a form of *adimas, from Latin adamās (“hard iron”).
Noun edit
aimant m (plural aimants)
Old French edit
Noun edit
aimant oblique singular, ? (oblique plural aimanz or aimantz, nominative singular aimant, nominative plural aimanz or aimantz)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of adamant
References edit
adamant in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022