gant

See also: Gant and gånt

Breton

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡãnt/

Etymology 1

From Old Breton cant, from Proto-Celtic *kanta (together with). Cognate with Welsh gan (with; by).

Preposition

gant

  1. with
Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Numeral

gant

  1. Soft mutation of kant.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French guant, from Frankish *want (compare Middle Dutch want, Old High German wantus), from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (glove). Cognate with Italian guanto, Spanish guante, and Catalan guant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɑ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

gant m (plural gants)

  1. glove

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: γάντι (gánti)

Further reading

Manx

Etymology

From English gander. Compare Old Irish ganndal m (gander) (modern gandal).

Noun

gant m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. common tern
  2. gannet, solan goose

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
gantghantngant
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (glove).

Noun

gant m (plural gants)

  1. (Jersey) glove

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (glove).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

gant m (plural gants)

  1. glove

Welsh

Noun

gant

  1. Soft mutation of cant.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cant gant nghant chant
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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