-vant

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• -𑀯𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• -वन्त् (Devanagari script)
• -ৰন্ত্ (Bengali script)
• -වන‍්ත් (Sinhalese script)
• -ဝန္တ် or -ဝၼ္တ် or -ဝၼ်တ် (Burmese script)
• -วนฺตฺ or -วันต (Thai script)
• -ᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• -ວນ຺ຕ຺ or -ວັນຕ (Lao script)
• -វន្ត៑ (Khmer script)
• -𑅇𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit -वत् (-vat).

Suffix

-vant

1. Abounding in thing identified by the noun the suffix is added to
2. Possessing the quality of state indicated by the noun the suffix is added to

Usage notes

The choice between this and synonymous -mant is subject to the following rule:

• Suffix -vant is added only to nouns ending in a.
• Suffix -mant is always added to nouns ending in i and u.

Declension

Declension table of "-vant" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	-vā or -vanto	-vanto or -vantā
Accusative (second)	-vantaṃ	-vanto or -vante
Instrumental (third)	-vatā or -vantena	-vantehi or -vantebhi
Dative (fourth)	-vato or -vantassa	-vataṃ or -vantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	-vatā or -vantasmā or -vantamhā or -vantā	-vantehi or -vantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	-vato or -vantassa	-vataṃ or -vantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	-vati or -vantasmiṃ or -vantamhi or -vante	-vantesu
Vocative (calling)	-vā or -va or -vaṃ or -vanta	-vanto or -vantā

Declension table of "-vatī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	-vatī	-vatiyo or -vatī
Accusative (second)	-vatiṃ or -vatiyaṃ	-vatiyo or -vatī
Instrumental (third)	-vatiyā	-vatīhi or -vatībhi
Dative (fourth)	-vatiyā	-vatīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	-vatiyā	-vatīhi or -vatībhi
Genitive (sixth)	-vatiyā	-vatīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	-vatiyā or -vatiyaṃ	-vatīsu
Vocative (calling)	-vati	-vatiyo or -vatī

Declension table of "-vantī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	-vantī	-vantiyo or -vantī
Accusative (second)	-vantiṃ or -vantiyaṃ	-vantiyo or -vantī
Instrumental (third)	-vantiyā	-vantīhi or -vantībhi
Dative (fourth)	-vantiyā	-vantīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	-vantiyā	-vantīhi or -vantībhi
Genitive (sixth)	-vantiyā	-vantīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	-vantiyā or -vantiyaṃ	-vantīsu
Vocative (calling)	-vanti	-vantiyo or -vantī

Declension table of "-vant" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	-vaṃ or -vantaṃ	-vanti or -vantāni
Accusative (second)	-vaṃ or -vantaṃ	-vanti or -vantāni
Instrumental (third)	-vatā or -vantena	-vantehi or -vantebhi
Dative (fourth)	-vato or -vantassa	-vataṃ or -vantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	-vatā or -vantasmā or -vantamhā or -vantā	-vantehi or -vantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	-vato or -vantassa	-vataṃ or -vantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	-vati or -vantasmiṃ or -vantamhi or -vante	-vantesu
Vocative (calling)	-vā or -va or -vaṃ or -vanta	-vanti or -vantāni

Synonyms

• -mant