sedant

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēdantem (setting), present active participle of sēdō (to settle, calm, assuage).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [səˈðan]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [səˈðant]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [seˈðant]
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Adjective

sedant m or f (masculine and feminine plural sedants)

  1. sedative
    Synonym: sedatiu
  2. (figurative) soothing
    Synonym: calmant

Noun

sedant m (plural sedants)

  1. (medicine) sedative
    Synonym: sedatiu

Verb

sedant

  1. gerund of sedar

Further reading

Latin

Verb

sēdant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of sēdō