convenant
Dutch
Alternative forms
- covenant (uncommon)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch convenant, from Old French convenant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɔn.vəˈnɑnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: con‧ve‧nant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Noun
convenant n (plural convenanten, diminutive covenant n)
Synonyms
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French covenant, from Latin convenientem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃v.nɑ̃/
Audio (CAN) (file)
Adjective
convenant (feminine convenante, masculine plural convenants, feminine plural convenantes)
- suitable, appropriate; conventional
- Antonym: inconvenant
Related terms
Further reading
- “convenant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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