abdicant

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin abdicō

Latin abdicātusbor.

English abdicate

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin -āns

Old French -antbor.

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Proto-Germanic *-ndz

Proto-West Germanic *-andī

Old English -ende

Middle English -ant

English -ant

English abdicant

From abdicate + -ant.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.dɪ.kn̩t/
Audio (US): (file)

Adjective

abdicant (comparative more abdicant, superlative most abdicant)

(rare) Abdicating; renouncing. [Mid 17^th century.]^[1]
- 1654, Richard Whitlock, Manners of the English:
  monks abdicant of their orders

Usage notes

Typically followed by the word of.

Translations

who abdicates

Portuguese: abdicante, abdicador

Noun

abdicant (plural abdicants)

One who abdicates. [Mid 17^th century.]^[1]

Translations

one who abdicates

French: abdicataire (fr)
Portuguese: abdicador m, abdicante m or f

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdicant”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əb.diˈkan]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əb.diˈkant]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ab.diˈkant]

Verb

abdicant

gerund of abdicar

Latin

Verb

abdicant

third-person plural present active indicative of abdicō, abdicāre

Verb

abdīcant

third-person plural present active subjunctive of abdīcō, abdīcere

[SOED-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdicant”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

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