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Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin ventus. Compare Italian vento, Romanian vânt, Spanish viento, Romansch vent, Friulian vint.
Pronunciation
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
- enemy, opponent
- devil
- monster
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
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