durant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French durant, present participle of durer (“to last”).
Noun
durant
- (obsolete) Alternative form of durance (“duration”)[1]
- (historical) A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.
References
- ^ “durant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Aragonese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈɾan/
- Syllabification: du‧rant
- Rhymes: -an
Etymology 1
From Latin dūrantem, present active participle of dūrō (“to last”).
Preposition
durant
- for, during (over a period of time)
- Reciclando una botella de plastico se cabida prou enerchia ta mantenir una bombeta de 60W encendida durant una hora y meya.
- Recycling a plastic bottle saves enough energy to keep a 60W lightbulb lit for an hour and a half.
Etymology 2
Verb
durant
- gerund of durar in Ribagorçan.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin dūrantem, present active participle of dūrō (“to last”). First attested in the 14th century.[1]
Preposition
durant
- for, during (over a period of time)
- 2020 March 5, “Recliclar té premi!”, in Time Out Barcelona[1], volume 587, page 15:
- Reciclant una ampolla de plàstic s'estalvia energia per mantenir una bombeta de 60W encesa durant una hora i mitja.
- Recycling a plastic bottle saves [enough] energy to keep a 60W lightbulb lit for an hour and a half.
Etymology 2
Verb
durant
- gerund of durar
References
- ^ “durant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
Further reading
- “durant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “durant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “durant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
Preposition
durant
Postposition
durant
Participle
durant
- present participle of durer
Further reading
- “durant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
dūrant
- third-person plural present active indicative of dūrō
Occitan
Preposition
durant
Verb
durant
- present participle of durar