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guant

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Frankish *want, from whence also French gant, Italian guanto, Dutch want, German Low German wante; from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (glove), from *wendʰ- (to wind, wrap).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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guant m (plural guants)

  1. glove (clothing)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Ladin

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Etymology

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From Frankish *want, from whence also French gant, Italian guanto, Dutch want, German Low German wante; from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (glove), from *wendʰ- (to wind, wrap).

Noun

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guant f (plural guanc)

  1. (gherdëina, badiot, fascian) dress, gown, clothes
    Cumpré n guant.
    To buy a dress.

Usage notes

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  • Unlike related Romance languages such as Catalan, French or Italian, the word guant does not mean glove in Ladin, the word for which is manëcia.

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (glove), from *wendʰ- (to wind, wrap).

    Noun

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    guant oblique singularm (oblique plural guanz or guantz, nominative singular guanz or guantz, nominative plural guant)

    1. glove (clothing)

    Descendants

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    • French: gant
      • Greek: γάντι (gánti)

    Piedmontese

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    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    guant m

    1. glove