desant

desant

English

Etymology

From 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. gerund of desar

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree
French descentebor.
Polish desant

    Borrowed from French descente.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    desant m inan (related adjective desantowy)

    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

    noun
    • desantowiec
    verb
    • desantować impf

    Further reading

    • “desant”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “desant”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)
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