puissant

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English

Etymology

From Middle English puissaunt, from Middle French puissant, poissant, Anglo-Norman puissant, Old French pussant, et al., present participle of pooir (to be able), ultimately from Latin posse (be able).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/, /ˈpjuːɪs(ə)nt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpjuəsənt/, /ˈpwɪsənt/
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Adjective

puissant (comparative more puissant, superlative most puissant)

  1. (archaic or literary) Powerful, mighty, having authority.

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French

Etymology

Old present participle of the verb pouvoir (formed with the stem puis-; compare the modern form pouvant), from Old French puissant, pussant.

Pronunciation

Adjective

puissant (feminine puissante, masculine plural puissants, feminine plural puissantes)

  1. powerful; mighty

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the present participle of pooir, povoir, formed with the stem puis- in conjugated forms of the verb.

Pronunciation

Adjective

puissant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular puissant or puissante)

  1. powerful; mighty

Declension

Case masculine feminine neuter
singular subject puissants puissant puissant
oblique puissant puissant puissant
plural subject puissant puissanzs puissant
oblique puissants puissanzs puissant

Descendants

  • English: puissant
  • Middle French: puissant