vaillant

French

Etymology

Old present participle of the verb valoir (compare the modern form valant): from Old French vaillant, from Latin valentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.jɑ̃/
  • Homophone: vaillants
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -jɑ̃

Adjective

vaillant (feminine vaillante, masculine plural vaillants, feminine plural vaillantes)

  1. valiant
  2. (Quebec, Acadia) hardworking
  3. (Louisiana) nice
  4. (Louisiana) healthy

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin valentem, accusative singular of valēns.

Adjective

vaillant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vaillant or vaillante)

  1. valuable; having value
  2. valiant; brave

Verb

vaillant

  1. present participle of valoir

Declension

Case masculine feminine neuter
singular subject vaillants vaillant vaillant
oblique vaillant vaillant vaillant
plural subject vaillant vaillanzs vaillant
oblique vaillants vaillanzs vaillant

Descendants

  • → English: valiant
  • French: vaillant
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