clamant

English

Etymology

Latin clāmāns, present participle of clāmō (“yell”). Doublet of claimant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæmənt/, /ˈkleɪmənt/

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Adjective

clamant (comparative more clamant, superlative most clamant)

1. Urgent.
2. Crying earnestly; beseeching clamorously.
   • a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:

     clamant children

Derived terms

• clamantly

 

Translations

Urgent

• Bulgarian: спешен (bg) (spešen)

Anagrams

• calmant

Catalan

Verb

clamant

1. gerund of clamar

French

Participle

clamant

1. present participle of clamer

Anagrams

• calmant

Latin

Verb

clāmant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of clāmō

Old French

Alternative forms

• cleimant
• clammant
• claimant

Verb

clamant

1. present participle of clamer

Noun

clamant oblique singular, m (oblique plural clamanz or clamantz, nominative singular clamanz or clamantz, nominative plural clamant)

1. A claimant

Adjective

clamant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular clamant or clamante)

1. sounding (making a specific sound)

Declension

Declension of clamant

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	clamanz	clamante	clamant
	Oblique	clamant			clamante	clamant
Plural	Subject	clamant	clamantes		clamant
	Oblique	clamanz			clamantes	clamant