viant

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin ventus. Compare Italian vento, Romanian vânt, Spanish viento, Romansch vent, Friulian vint.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): βĭant

Noun

viant m

  1. wind

Latin

Verb

viant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of viō

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch fiund, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Noun

viant m

  1. enemy, opponent
  2. devil
  3. monster
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: vijand
  • Limburgish: vieënd, vieëndj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *fiund, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Adjective

viant

  1. hostile, inimical
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • “viant (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “viant (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “viant (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “viant (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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