pédant
See also: pedant and Pedant
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pedante, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.dɑ̃/
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Noun
pédant m (plural pédants, feminine pédante)
- (obsolete) schoolmaster
- pedant; pretentious person
Descendants
- → German: Pedant
Adjective
pédant (feminine pédante, masculine plural pédants, feminine plural pédantes)
- pedantic
Further reading
- “pédant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.