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alternant

[ awl-tur-nuhnt, al-or, especially British, awl-tur-nuhnt, al- ]

noun

  1. Linguistics. a variant form that exists in alternation with another or others.

alternant

/ ɔːlˈtɜːnənt /

adjective

  1. alternating

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Word History and Origins

Origin of alternant1

First recorded in 1630–40, alternant is from the Latin word alternant- (stem of alternāns, present participle of alternāre ). See altern, -ant

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Word History and Origins

Origin of alternant1

C17: from French, from Latin alternāre to alternate

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Example Sentences

Vocibus alternant sensus, fraudisque jocos,Vim duplicem rident, lacrymosaque gaudia miscent.

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