-ant
French, suffix/ɑ̃/
-ant is spelled A-N-T (3 letters). -ant is a French masculine suffix meaning “-ing; suffix denoting the gerund and present participle of a verb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “(Invariable) Suffixe verbal pour créer le participe présent d’un verbe en -er”.
What does -ant mean in English?
suffix
- 1
-ing; suffix denoting the gerund and present participle of a verb
jouer (“to play”) + -ant → jouant (“playing”)
suffix
- 1
-ant, -ing; forms adjectives out of verbs
- 2
rareforms adjectives from words other than verbs
abracadabra + -ant → abracadabrant
suffix
- 1
masculine-er; forms nouns out of verbs
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. (Invariable) Suffixe verbal pour créer le participe présent d’un verbe en -er. 2. Suffixe servant à former des adjectifs dérivés d’un participe présent de verbe. 3. Suffixe servant à former des noms dérivés d’un participe présent de verbe.
noun: 1. Antienne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -ant?
- /ɑ̃/
- \ɑ̃\
- \ɑ̃.tjɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -ant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.