vianant

Catalan

Etymology

From older viandant, from Latin viantem (travelling), possibly influenced by anar (to go).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [bi.əˈnan]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [vi.əˈnant]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [vi.aˈnant]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

vianant m or f by sense (plural vianants)

  1. pedestrian
    • 2019 May 28, Gemma Garrido Granger, “Vianants ‘zombis’, la nova amenaça viària mundial”, in Ara[1]:
      Segons un estudi del British Medical Journal, un terç dels vianants caminen distrets i amb els ulls fixos a la pantalla del telèfon.
      According to a study from the British Medical Journal, a third of pedestrians walk while distracted and with their eyes fixed on the screen of their phone.

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