debutant

See also: débutant

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French débutant, equivalent to debut + -ant.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛbjuːtənt/, /ˈdeɪbjuːtənt/
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Noun

debutant (plural debutants)

  1. A person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.
    • 2009 January 31, Richard Earle, “Proteas romp to No.1 ranking”, in Herald Sun:
      The Australian batsmen were expecting an easier time with debutants Lonwabo Tsotsobe (4-50) and Wayne Parnell (1-52) replacing Dale Steyn and Ntini, while allrounder Kallis was also rested.

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Translations

Catalan

Verb

debutant

  1. gerund of debutar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French débutant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.byˈtɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: de‧bu‧tant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

debutant m (plural debutanten, diminutive debutantje n, feminine debutante)

  1. One who debuts, a debutant or debutante.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from French débutant

Noun

debutant m (definite singular debutanten, indefinite plural debutanter, definite plural debutantene)

  1. a debutant (male) or debutante (female) (there is no distinction between sexes)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from French débutant

Noun

debutant m (definite singular debutanten, indefinite plural debutantar, definite plural debutantane)

  1. a debutant (male) or debutante (female) (there is no distinction between sexes)

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French débutant.

Noun

debutant m (plural debutanți)

  1. beginner

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

debut + -ant

Noun

debutant c

  1. a debutant

Declension

Declension of debutant 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative debutant debutanten debutanter debutanterna
Genitive debutants debutantens debutanters debutanternas
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