alant

See also: Alant

English

Noun

alant (plural alants)

1. Alternative form of alaunt

Anagrams

• Natal, natal

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch alant, also alaen. The form on -ant might well derive from Low or High German. Ultimately from Latin inula, probably via a variant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.lɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: alant

Noun

alant m (plural alanten)

1. Any plant of the genus Inula.

   Hyponyms: donderkruid, Engelse alant, Griekse alant, trosalant, wilgalant, zeealant

2. (particularly) Synonym of Griekse alant (“elecampane, Inula helenium”)

Derived terms

• alantswortel
• Engelse alant
• Griekse alant
• trosalant
• wilgalant
• zeealant

 

Further reading

• alant on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Latin

Verb

alant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of alō