figurant
English edit
Noun edit
figurant (plural figurants)
- An actor or dancer in the background lacking an aural presence.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
An actor or dancer in the background
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Catalan edit
Verb edit
figurant
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French figurant. By surface analysis, figureren + -ant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
figurant m (plural figuranten, diminutive figurantje n, feminine figurante)
- (theater, movies) extra
- (figurative) irrelevant person, bit player
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French edit
Etymology edit
From figurer.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
figurant m (plural figurants, feminine figurante)
- (film) extra
- (theater) bit player
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: figurant
Participle edit
figurant
Further reading edit
- “figurant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
figūrant
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French figurant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
figurant m pers (female equivalent figurantka)
- (politics) figurehead, puppet, stooge (person in a nominal position of leadership but with no actual power)
- (theater) bit player, extra
- Synonym: statysta
Declension edit
Declension of figurant
singular | plural | |
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nominative | figurant | figuranci/figuranty (deprecative) |
genitive | figuranta | figurantów |
dative | figurantowi | figurantom |
accusative | figuranta | figurantów |
instrumental | figurantem | figurantami |
locative | figurancie | figurantach |
vocative | figurancie | figuranci |
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French figurant.
Noun edit
figurant m (plural figuranți)
Declension edit
Declension of figurant
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) figurant | figurantul | (niște) figuranți | figuranții |
genitive/dative | (unui) figurant | figurantului | (unor) figuranți | figuranților |
vocative | figurantule | figuranților |