viant

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin ventus. Compare Italian vento, Romanian vânt, Spanish viento, Romansch vent, Friulian vint.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /βi̯ant/

Noun

viant m

  1. wind

Latin

Verb

viant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of viō

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch fīand, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Noun

viant m

  1. enemy, opponent
  2. devil
  3. monster
Inflection
Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative viant viande
accusative viant viande
genitive viants viande
dative viande vianden
Descendants
  • Dutch: vijand
    • Afrikaans: vyand
    • Negerhollands: vyand, vieand
    • → Sranan Tongo: feyanti
      • → Aukan: feyanti
      • → Saramaccan: feántima
  • Limburgish: vieënd, vieëndj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch fīand, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Adjective

viant

  1. hostile, inimical
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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