antain
Old French
Etymology
From Latin amita (see the nominative form ante), combined with Vulgar Latin *amitāna.
Noun
antain f (oblique plural antainz, nominative singular ante, nominative plural antainz)
- aunt (sister of one's parents)
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Fraisne
- Se vostre ante s'aparceveit
mult durement li pesereit- If your aunt found out about it
it would weigh very heavily on her
- If your aunt found out about it
- Se vostre ante s'aparceveit
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Fraisne
Coordinate terms
- oncle
- niés, neveu
- niece
Descendants
- Anglo-Norman: aunte
- Middle English: aunte
- English: aunt
- Scots: aunt
- Middle English: aunte
- Middle French: tante
- French: tante (see there for further descendants)
- Norman: tante, tànte