consternant

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Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

consternant

  1. gerund of consternar

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.nɑ̃/
  • (file)

Participle[edit]

consternant

  1. present participle of consterner

Adjective[edit]

consternant (feminine consternante, masculine plural consternants, feminine plural consternantes)

  1. distressing, saddening
    Synonyms: affligeant, déplorable, désolant

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Form of the verb cōnsternō (strew, thatch).

Verb[edit]

cōnsternant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of cōnsternō

Etymology 2[edit]

Form of the verb cōnsternō (alarm, throw into confusion).

Verb[edit]

cōnsternant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of cōnsternō

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French consternant.

Adjective[edit]

consternant m or n (feminine singular consternantă, masculine plural consternanți, feminine and neuter plural consternante)

  1. distressing

Declension[edit]