desant

English

Etymology

Russian десант (desant), from French descente (“descent”), in reference to parachuting. Doublet of descent.

Noun

desant (plural desants)

  1. (military) A member of the Russian Airborne Troops.

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

desant

  1. present participle of desar

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French descente, from Old French descente, from descendre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.sant/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛsant
  • Syllabification: de‧sant

Noun

desant m inan

  1. (military) landing operation

Declension
Declension of desant
singular plural
nominative desant desanty
genitive desantu desantów
dative desantowi desantom
accusative desant desanty
instrumental desantem desantami
locative desancie desantach
vocative desancie desanty

Derived terms
adjective
  • desantowy
noun
  • desantowiec
verb
  • desantować

Further reading
  • desant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • desant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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