pédant

See also: pedant and Pedant

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pedante, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.dɑ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pédant m (plural pédants, feminine pédante)

1. (obsolete) schoolmaster
2. pedant; pretentious person

Descendants

• → German: Pedant

Adjective

pédant (feminine pédante, masculine plural pédants, feminine plural pédantes)

1. pedantic

Further reading

• “pédant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.