pédant
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian pedante, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pédant m (plural pédants, feminine pédante)
- (obsolete) schoolmaster
- pedant; pretentious person
Descendants edit
- → German: Pedant
Adjective edit
pédant (feminine pédante, masculine plural pédants, feminine plural pédantes)
Further reading edit
- “pédant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.