courant

English

Etymology 1

Alternative form of courante.

Noun

courant (plural courants)

1. A piece of music in triple time.
2. A lively dance; a coranto.
   • a. 1699, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, Heads designed for an essay on conversation

     It is harder, in that, to dance a courant well than a jig.

Etymology 2

From French courant (“running”). Doublet of car, carry, courier, course, current, horse, hurry, and rush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊɹənt/
• Rhymes: -ʊɹənt
• Homophones: current (hurry-furry and cure-nurse merger), currant (hurry-furry and cure-nurse merger)

Noun

courant (plural courants)

1. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.

Adjective

courant (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Represented as running.

   Synonyms: at speed, in full chase, in full course

   a classical lion courant

Derived terms

Further reading

• “courant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cantour

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French courant, from Latin currens. Doublet of krant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈrɑnt/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: cou‧rant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

courant (comparative couranter, superlative courantst)

1. current, prevalent, standard

   En hier hebben we ons meest courante model.

   And this is our best-selling model.

   Optellen en vermenigvuldigen zijn de meest courante rekenbewerkingen.

   Addition and multiplication are the most prevalent mathematical operations.

Inflection

Noun

courant n (plural couranten, diminutive courantje n)

1. currency

   Synonyms: betaalmiddel, valuta, geld

Noun

courant f (plural couranten, diminutive courantje n)

1. Archaic form of krant.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: koerant
• Berbice Creole Dutch: koranti
• Papiamentu: korant, courant

References

• W. Martin, G. A. J. Tops et al., Groot Woordenboek Nederlands–Engels, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen, 1998

French

Etymology

Present participle of courir; in Old French corant. Corresponds to Latin currentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɑ̃/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Participle

courant

1. present participle of courir

Noun

courant m (plural courants)

1. current (of water, electricity, thought, etc.)

   courant électrique ― electric current

Derived terms

Adjective

courant (feminine courante, masculine plural courants, feminine plural courantes)

1. current, present
2. (language skills) fluent
3. common

Derived terms

Further reading

• “courant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
• “courant” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.