-ant

Etymology
From, , partly from , from ; and partly (in adjectival derivations) continuing , a variant of , , from , see.

Suffix

 * 1)  The agent noun derived from verb.
 * serve → servant
 * 1) An adjective corresponding to a noun in, having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
 * 2) An adjective derived from a verb, having the senses of: (a) "doing (the verbal action)", and/or (b) "prone/tending to do (the verbal action)".
 * ascend → ascendant
 * err → errant.
 * blatant, blicant; flippant, old-farrant
 * blatant, blicant; flippant, old-farrant

Usage notes

 * Many words in -ant were not actually coined in English but rather borrowed directly from Old French, Middle French or Modern French.

Etymology
, from,. Compare 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, ,.

Suffix

 * 1) -ing;

Suffix

 * , -ing;

Suffix

 * 1) -er;

Usage notes

 * French present participles are used, chiefly in literary style, to replace relative clauses. In this case they are not inflected for number and gender:, equivalent to.
 * Some present participles can also be used as actual adjectives. In this case they are inflected: . This adjectival use is lexicalised, however, which means that it is common only for certain participles, not all (unlike English).

Etymology
From, from ; and also directly from ,.

Usage notes

 * This ending is semi-, see e.g.,.
 * This ending rarely also occurs in the neuter gender, see e.g..

Related terms

 * rare, unproductive synonym from the same source

Etymology
From.

Usage notes

 * Variants:
 *  is added to back-vowel words
 *  is added to front-vowel words

Etymology
From, from.

Etymology
From,.

Etymology
, from, from ,.

Etymology 1
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * , -tion, -ment