ponant

See also: Ponant

French

Alternative forms

Ponant

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan ponen, ponent, from Latin ponentem. Doublet of pondant.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔ.nɑ̃/
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Noun

ponant m (plural ponants)

the west
Synonyms: ouest, occident
the western ocean (rather than the Mediterranean)

Derived terms

ponantais

Further reading

“ponant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“ponant” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpoː.nant/, [ˈpoːnän̪t̪]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.nant/, [ˈpɔːnän̪t̪]

Verb

pōnant

third-person plural present active subjunctive of pōnō

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