dant

See also: dänt and Dant

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin dens.

Noun

dant f (plural dants)

1. tooth

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton and Old Breton dant, from Proto-Brythonic *dant, from Proto-Celtic *dant, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Noun

dant m

1. tooth

Catalan

Verb

dant

1. (obsolete) gerund of dar

Ladin

Adverb

dant

1. at first
2. in front
3. before

Adjective

dant

1. previous; preceding

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdant]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdant]

Verb

dant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dō

Middle French

Pronoun

dant

1. alternative form of dont

Old French

Noun

dant oblique singular, m (oblique plural danz or dantz, nominative singular danz or dantz, nominative plural dant)

1. alternative form of dent

Swedish

Adjective

dant

1. indefinite neuter singular of dan

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dant, from Proto-Brythonic *dant, from Proto-Celtic *dant, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Alternative forms

• daint

Noun

dant m (plural dannedd or daint or danheddau)

1. (anatomy) tooth
2. cog
3. (of a fork) tine

Derived terms

• cefnddant, dant gofid, dant helbul (“wisdom tooth”)
• cilddant (“molar”)
• (North Wales) danedd poethion (“stinging nettles”, literally “hot teeth”)
• dant sugno (“milk tooth”)
• dant y llew (“dandelion”)
• deintbig (“toothpick”)
• deintgen (“tartar”)
• deintiol (“dental”)
• edau ddanedd (“tooth floss”)
• mynd trwy ddannedd un (“to set one's teeth on edge”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dant

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dant	ddant	nant	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dant

1. soft mutation of tant (“string”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tant

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tant	dant	nhant	thant

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dant”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies