inhabitant

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French inhabitant, from Latin inhabitans, present participle of inhabito (“to inhabit”), from in- (“in”) + habitō (“to dwell”) (frequentative of habeō (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“seize, take, hold, have”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈhæ.bɪ.tənt/
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  • Hyphenation: in‧hab‧i‧tant

Noun

inhabitant (plural inhabitants)

  1. Someone or thing who lives in a place.

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Adjective

inhabitant (not comparable)

  1. Resident.

Latin

Verb

inhabitant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of inhabitō

Old French

Noun

inhabitant m (oblique plural inhabitanz or inhabitantz, nominative singular inhabitanz or inhabitantz, nominative plural inhabitant)

  1. inhabitant

Descendants

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