étant
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin stantem, from stō, stāre (the source of all forms of être in ét-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.tɑ̃/, (in liaison; present participle only) /e.tɑ̃.t‿/
Audio (France (Lyon)): (file) Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Homophone: étang
Participle
étant
- present participle of être
Noun
étant m (plural étants)
Further reading
- “étant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.