vigilant

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English

Etymology

From French vigilant or its source, Latin vigilans, present participle of vigilare (“stay awake”), from vigil (“awake”). Doublet of vigilante, from Spanish. Displaced Old English wacor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/
  • Hyphenation: vi‧gi‧lant
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Adjective

vigilant (comparative more vigilant, superlative most vigilant)

  1. Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
    Be vigilant for signs of disease in your garden.
  2. (heraldry, rare) In vigilance.
    • 1972, C. Pama, Heraldry of South African Families: Coats of Arms/ Crests/ Ancestry:
      von der LUTKE / Argent, a crane vigilant proper. AG. Carl von der Lutke. Arr. 1857 with the British German Crimea legion. Obtained a grant of land in the Eastern Province of the Cape Colony.
    • 1997, Saint Thomas More, More to Cranevelt, Leuven University Press, →ISBN, page 23:
      [...] and sharing the same heraldry : argent, a crane, vigilant, or, […]

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin vigilantem. First attested in 1696.

Adjective

vigilant m or f (masculine and feminine plural vigilants)

  1. vigilant
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Noun

vigilant m or f by sense (plural vigilants)

  1. guard, watchman
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Etymology 2

Verb

vigilant

  1. gerund of vigilar

References

  1. ^ “vigilant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vigilantem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vigilant (feminine vigilante, masculine plural vigilants, feminine plural vigilantes)

  1. vigilant

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German

Pronunciation

Adjective

vigilant (strong nominative masculine singular vigilanter, comparative vigilanter, superlative am vigilantesten)

  1. (dated) cunning, smart, clever
    Synonyms: clever, findig, gewieft, pfiffig, gerissen
  2. (higher register) watchful, alert, wary (Austria)
    Synonyms: wachsam, aufmerksam

Declension

Positive forms of vigilant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist vigilant sie ist vigilant es ist vigilant sie sind vigilant
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative vigilanter vigilante vigilantes vigilante
genitive vigilanten vigilanter vigilanten vigilanter
dative vigilantem vigilanter vigilantem vigilanten
accusative vigilanten vigilante vigilantes vigilante
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der vigilante die vigilante das vigilante die vigilanten
genitive des vigilanten der vigilanten des vigilanten der vigilanten
dative dem vigilanten der vigilanten dem vigilanten den vigilanten
accusative den vigilanten die vigilante das vigilante die vigilanten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein vigilanter eine vigilante ein vigilantes (keine) vigilanten
genitive eines vigilanten einer vigilanten eines vigilanten (keiner) vigilanten
dative einem vigilanten einer vigilanten einem vigilanten (keinen) vigilanten
accusative einen vigilanten eine vigilante ein vigilantes (keine) vigilanten
Comparative forms of vigilant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist vigilanter sie ist vigilanter es ist vigilanter sie sind vigilanter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative vigilanterer vigilantere vigilanteres vigilantere
genitive vigilanteren vigilanterer vigilanteren vigilanterer
dative vigilanterem vigilanterer vigilanterem vigilanteren
accusative vigilanteren vigilantere vigilanteres vigilantere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der vigilantere die vigilantere das vigilantere die vigilanteren
genitive des vigilanteren der vigilanteren des vigilanteren der vigilanteren
dative dem vigilanteren der vigilanteren dem vigilanteren den vigilanteren
accusative den vigilanteren die vigilantere das vigilantere die vigilanteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein vigilanterer eine vigilantere ein vigilanteres (keine) vigilanteren
genitive eines vigilanteren einer vigilanteren eines vigilanteren (keiner) vigilanteren
dative einem vigilanteren einer vigilanteren einem vigilanteren (keinen) vigilanteren
accusative einen vigilanteren eine vigilantere ein vigilanteres (keine) vigilanteren
Superlative forms of vigilant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am vigilantesten sie ist am vigilantesten es ist am vigilantesten sie sind am vigilantesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative vigilantester vigilanteste vigilantestes vigilanteste
genitive vigilantesten vigilantester vigilantesten vigilantester
dative vigilantestem vigilantester vigilantestem vigilantesten
accusative vigilantesten vigilanteste vigilantestes vigilanteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der vigilanteste die vigilanteste das vigilanteste die vigilantesten
genitive des vigilantesten der vigilantesten des vigilantesten der vigilantesten
dative dem vigilantesten der vigilantesten dem vigilantesten den vigilantesten
accusative den vigilantesten die vigilanteste das vigilanteste die vigilantesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein vigilantester eine vigilanteste ein vigilantestes (keine) vigilantesten
genitive eines vigilantesten einer vigilantesten eines vigilantesten (keiner) vigilantesten
dative einem vigilantesten einer vigilantesten einem vigilantesten (keinen) vigilantesten
accusative einen vigilantesten eine vigilanteste ein vigilantestes (keine) vigilantesten

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Further reading

  • “vigilant” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “vigilant” in Duden online
  • “vigilant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

vigilant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of vigilō
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