antain
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Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin amita (see the nominative form ante), combined with Vulgar Latin *amitāna.
Noun[edit]
antain oblique singular, f (oblique plural antainz, nominative singular ante, nominative plural antainz)
- aunt (sister of one's parents)
- c. 1250, Marie de France, Fraisne:
- Se vostre ante s'aparceveit
mult durement li pesereit- If your aunt found out about it
it would weigh very heavily on her
- If your aunt found out about it