ponant
See also: Ponant
French
Alternative forms
- Ponant
Etymology
Borrowed from Occitan ponen, ponent, from Latin ponens, ponentem. Doublet of pondant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ.nɑ̃/
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Noun
ponant m (plural ponants)
- the west
- Synonyms: ouest, occident
- the western ocean (rather than the Mediterranean)
Derived terms
- ponantais
Further reading
- “ponant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “ponant” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpoː.nant/, [ˈpoːnän̪t̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.nant/, [ˈpɔːnän̪t̪]
Verb
pōnant
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of pōnō