principiant

English

Etymology

From Latin principians, present participle of principiare (“to begin”), from principium. See principle.

Adjective

principiant (not comparable)

1. Relating to principles or beginnings.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “principiant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin principiantem, from post-Classical prīncipiō (“to begin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾin.si.piˈan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [pɾin.si.piˈant]

Adjective

principiant m or f (masculine and feminine plural principiants)

1. novice, beginning

Noun

principiant m or f by sense (plural principiants)

1. novice, beginner

Related terms

• principi

Further reading

• “principiant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.