ayant
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin habens, the Present Participle of habēre. The replacement of V with Y may have been to avoid confusion with avant (before).
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
ayant
- present participle of avoir; having, with
- les pays ayant les taux les plus élevés ― the countries with the highest rates
Noun edit
ayant m (plural ayants)
Usage notes edit
- Ayant is used only in compounds.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ayant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.