gant

See also: Gant and gånt

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡãnt/

Etymology 1

From Old Breton cant, from Proto-Celtic *kanta (“together with”). Cognate with Welsh gan (“with; by”).

Preposition

gant

1. with

Inflection

Personal forms of gant

		singular	plural
1st person		ganin	ganimp, ganeomp
2nd person		ganit	ganeoc'h
3rd person	m	gantañ	ganto
	f	ganti
impersonal		ganeor

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Numeral

gant

1. soft mutation of kant

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French guant, from Frankish *want (compare Middle Dutch want, Old High German wantus), from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove”). Cognate with Italian guanto, Spanish guante, and Catalan guant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑ̃/

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Noun

gant m (plural gants)

1. glove

Derived terms

• aller comme un gant
• boîte à gants
• déganter
• gant de boxe
• gant de toilette
• gantelet
• ganter
• ganterie
• gantier
• jeter le gant
• prendre des gants
• ramasser le gant
• relever le gant

Descendants

• → Greek: γάντι (gánti)

Further reading

• “gant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove”).

Noun

gant m (plural gants)

1. (Jersey) glove

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove”).

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Noun

gant m (plural gants)

1. glove