commerçant

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French commerçant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.mɛrˈsɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: com‧mer‧çant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

commerçant m (plural commerçanten)

  1. (Belgium) businessman, trader

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mɛʁ.sɑ̃/
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Adjective

commerçant (feminine commerçante, masculine plural commerçants, feminine plural commerçantes)

  1. trading; mercantile

Noun

commerçant m (plural commerçants, feminine commerçante)

  1. trader, retailer
  2. shopkeeper, storekeeper

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: komèsan
  • Dutch: commerçant
  • Russian: коммерса́нт (kommersánt), коммерса́нтка (kommersántka)

Participle

commerçant

  1. present participle of commercer

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