viant

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin ventus. Compare Italian vento, Romanian vânt, Spanish viento, Romansch vent, Friulian vint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βi̯ant/

Noun

viant m

1. wind

Latin

Verb

viant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of viō

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch fīand, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Noun

viant m

1. enemy, opponent
2. devil
3. monster

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	viant	viande
accusative	viant	viande
genitive	viants	viande
dative	viande	vianden

Descendants

• Dutch: vijand
  • Afrikaans: vyand
  • Negerhollands: vyand, vieand
  • → Sranan Tongo: feyanti
    • → Aukan: feyanti
    • → Saramaccan: feántima
• Limburgish: vieënd, vieëndj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch fīand, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Adjective

viant

1. hostile, inimical

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “viant (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “viant (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “viant (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “viant (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II