sedant

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēdantem (“setting”), present active participle of sēdō (“to settle, calm, assuage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [səˈðan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [səˈðant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [seˈðant]

Adjective

sedant m or f (masculine and feminine plural sedants)

1. sedative

   Synonym: sedatiu

2. (figurative) soothing

   Synonym: calmant

Noun

sedant m (plural sedants)

1. (medicine) sedative

   Synonym: sedatiu

Verb

sedant

1. gerund of sedar

Further reading

• “sedant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Verb

sēdant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of sēdō