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-ant
Suffix
morpheme
alt-of
alternative
Japanese Meaning
動詞から派生して、その動作を行う者や事物を表す名詞に用いられる接尾辞。例として、‘servant’（召使い）のように、行為の主体を意味する。 / 同じ語根の名詞（例：-ance）に対応し、該当する状態や性質を示す形容詞に用いられる接尾辞。
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(now sciences, chiefly medicine) The agent noun derived from verb. / An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance, having the sense of exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)
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-ant
When studying medical etymology, you often encounter the suffix -ant, which forms agent nouns meaning 'one who assists' or 'one who takes part'.
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When studying medical etymology, you often encounter the suffix -ant, which forms agent nouns meaning 'one who assists' or 'one who takes part'.
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