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actant

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English

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Etymology

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Simultaneously coined in English and French by Bruno Latour from action +‎ -ant

Noun

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actant (plural actants)

  1. (grammar) Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.

Derived terms

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Translations

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French

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Etymology

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Coined in French by Lucien Tesnière.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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actant m (plural actants)

  1. actant

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French actant.

Noun

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actant m (plural actanți)

  1. actant

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative actant actantul actanț actanți
genitive-dative actant actantului actanț actanțlor
vocative actantule actanțlor