-ante

Italian (Fiorentino)

suffix

Definitions

Used with a stem to form the present participle of regular -are verbs.
Used to form many adjectives whose form is the same for masculine and feminine.
Added to verbs to form agent nouns.

Etymology

Derived from Latin -āntem, -ans, -āns.

Origin

Latin

-āntem, -ans, -āns

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ant English
-āntem, -ans, -āns Latin
-ant French
-ante Spanish, Castilian
-ante Portuguese
-ant Old French