viant

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin ventus. Compare Italian vento, Romanian vânt, Spanish viento, Romansch vent, Friulian vint.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /βi̯ant/

Noun

viant m

wind

Latin

Verb

viant

third-person plural present active indicative of viō

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch fiund, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Noun

viant m

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: vijand
- Afrikaans: vyand
- Negerhollands: vyand, vieand
- → Sranan Tongo: feyanti
  - → Aukan: feyanti
  - → Saramaccan: feántima
Limburgish: vieënd, vieëndj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *fiund, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Adjective

viant

hostile, inimical

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

“viant (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“viant (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “viant (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “viant (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

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