alant

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English

Noun

alant (plural alants)

  1. Alternative form of alaunt.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch alant, also alaen. The form on -ant might well derive from Low or High German. Ultimately from Latin inula, probably via a variant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.lɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: alant

Noun

alant m (plural alanten)

  1. any plant of the genus Inula
    Hyponyms: donderkruid, Engelse alant, Griekse alant, trosalant, wilgalant, zeealant
  2. (particularly) synonym of Griekse alant (“elecampane, Inula helenium”)

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Latin

Verb

alant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of alō
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