principiant
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin principians, present participle of principiare (“to begin”), from principium. See principle.
Adjective edit
principiant (not comparable)
- Relating to principles or beginnings.
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- principiant and mother sins
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “principiant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin principiantem, from post-Classical prīncipiō (“to begin”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
principiant m or f (masculine and feminine plural principiants)
Noun edit
principiant m or f by sense (plural principiants)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “principiant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.