referent

See also: Referent, référent, and réfèrent

Contents

English

Etymology

refer +‎ -ent

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛfəɹənt/

Noun

referent (plural referents)

1. (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
2. That which is referenced.

Derived terms

• absent referent

Related terms

• refer
• reference

Translations

that which a term denotes

• Danish: referent c

Anagrams

• rent-free, tree fern

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Catalan

Noun

referent m (plural referents)

1. (linguistics) referent

Adjective

referent (feminine referenta, masculine plural referents, feminine plural referentes)

1. referencing, referring

Derived terms

• referent a

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Danish

Noun

referent

1. referent (thing which word denotes)

Declension

Declension of referent

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	referent	referenten	referenter	referenterne
genitive	referents	referentens	referenters	referenternes

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Latin

Verb

referent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of referō

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Referent, from Latin referēns, present participle of referō.

Noun

referent m (feminine equivalent referentka)

1. speaker (“one who makes a speech to an audience”)

Declension

Declension of referent

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	referent	referenta	referenty
Genitive	referenta	referentowu	referentow
Dative	referentoju	referentoma	referentam
Accusative	referenta	referentowu	referenty, referentow
Instrumental	referentom	referentoma	referentami
Locative	referenśe	referentoma	referentach