vigilant
English
Etymology
From French vigilant or its source, Latin vigilans, present participle of vigilare (“stay awake”), from vigil (“awake”). Doublet of vigilante, from Spanish. Displaced Old English wacor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/
- Hyphenation: vi‧gi‧lant
Audio (UK) (file)
Adjective
vigilant (comparative more vigilant, superlative most vigilant)
- Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
- Be vigilant for signs of disease in your garden.
Synonyms
- (watchful): alert, aware, careful, circumspect, observant, on the qui vive, wakesome, wary, watchful
Derived terms
- pharmacovigilant
- vigilantly
Related terms
- vigil
- vigilance
- vigilante
Translations
watchful
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Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /vi.ʒiˈlant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bi.ʒiˈlan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /vi.d͡ʒiˈlant/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin vigilāns, vigilāntem, attested from 1696.[1]
Adjective
vigilant (masculine and feminine plural vigilants)
- vigilant
Derived terms
- vigilantment
Related terms
- vigilància
- vigilar
Noun
vigilant m or f (plural vigilants)
- guard, watchman
Derived terms
- vigilant nocturn
Verb
vigilant
- present participle of vigilar
References
- “vigilant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “vigilant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “vigilant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “vigilant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vigilāns, vigilāntem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.ʒi.lɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Adjective
vigilant (feminine vigilante, masculine plural vigilants, feminine plural vigilantes)
- vigilant
Related terms
- vigiler
Further reading
- “vigilant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [viɡiˈlant]
- Hyphenation: vi‧gi‧lant
Audio (file)
Adjective
vigilant (strong nominative masculine singular vigilanter, comparative vigilanter, superlative am vigilantesten)
- (dated) cunning, smart, clever
- Synonyms: clever, findig, gewieft, pfiffig, gerissen
- (higher register) watchful, alert, wary (Austria)
- Synonyms: wachsam, aufmerksam
Declension
Positive forms of vigilant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist vigilant | sie ist vigilant | es ist vigilant | sie sind vigilant | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | vigilanter | vigilante | vigilantes | vigilante |
genitive | vigilanten | vigilanter | vigilanten | vigilanter | |
dative | vigilantem | vigilanter | vigilantem | vigilanten | |
accusative | vigilanten | vigilante | vigilantes | vigilante | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der vigilante | die vigilante | das vigilante | die vigilanten |
genitive | des vigilanten | der vigilanten | des vigilanten | der vigilanten | |
dative | dem vigilanten | der vigilanten | dem vigilanten | den vigilanten | |
accusative | den vigilanten | die vigilante | das vigilante | die vigilanten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein vigilanter | eine vigilante | ein vigilantes | (keine) vigilanten |
genitive | eines vigilanten | einer vigilanten | eines vigilanten | (keiner) vigilanten | |
dative | einem vigilanten | einer vigilanten | einem vigilanten | (keinen) vigilanten | |
accusative | einen vigilanten | eine vigilante | ein vigilantes | (keine) vigilanten |
Comparative forms of vigilant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist vigilanter | sie ist vigilanter | es ist vigilanter | sie sind vigilanter | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | vigilanterer | vigilantere | vigilanteres | vigilantere |
genitive | vigilanteren | vigilanterer | vigilanteren | vigilanterer | |
dative | vigilanterem | vigilanterer | vigilanterem | vigilanteren | |
accusative | vigilanteren | vigilantere | vigilanteres | vigilantere | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der vigilantere | die vigilantere | das vigilantere | die vigilanteren |
genitive | des vigilanteren | der vigilanteren | des vigilanteren | der vigilanteren | |
dative | dem vigilanteren | der vigilanteren | dem vigilanteren | den vigilanteren | |
accusative | den vigilanteren | die vigilantere | das vigilantere | die vigilanteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein vigilanterer | eine vigilantere | ein vigilanteres | (keine) vigilanteren |
genitive | eines vigilanteren | einer vigilanteren | eines vigilanteren | (keiner) vigilanteren | |
dative | einem vigilanteren | einer vigilanteren | einem vigilanteren | (keinen) vigilanteren | |
accusative | einen vigilanteren | eine vigilantere | ein vigilanteres | (keine) vigilanteren |
Superlative forms of vigilant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am vigilantesten | sie ist am vigilantesten | es ist am vigilantesten | sie sind am vigilantesten | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | vigilantester | vigilanteste | vigilantestes | vigilanteste |
genitive | vigilantesten | vigilantester | vigilantesten | vigilantester | |
dative | vigilantestem | vigilantester | vigilantestem | vigilantesten | |
accusative | vigilantesten | vigilanteste | vigilantestes | vigilanteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der vigilanteste | die vigilanteste | das vigilanteste | die vigilantesten |
genitive | des vigilantesten | der vigilantesten | des vigilantesten | der vigilantesten | |
dative | dem vigilantesten | der vigilantesten | dem vigilantesten | den vigilantesten | |
accusative | den vigilantesten | die vigilanteste | das vigilanteste | die vigilantesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein vigilantester | eine vigilanteste | ein vigilantestes | (keine) vigilantesten |
genitive | eines vigilantesten | einer vigilantesten | eines vigilantesten | (keiner) vigilantesten | |
dative | einem vigilantesten | einer vigilantesten | einem vigilantesten | (keinen) vigilantesten | |
accusative | einen vigilantesten | eine vigilanteste | ein vigilantestes | (keine) vigilantesten |
Derived terms
- Vigilant
- Vigilanz
- Vigilantismus
Related terms
- arrogant
Further reading
- “vigilant” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “vigilant” in Duden online
- “vigilant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Verb
vigilant
- third-person plural present active indicative of vigilō