Catalan

Verb

pesant

1. present participle of pesar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəzɑ̃/

Verb

pesant

1. present participle of peser

Adjective

pesant m ‎(feminine singular pesante, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantes)

1. heavy

Usage notes

• In common use in Quebec, but is considered literary elsewhere.

See also

• lourd

Anagrams

• pensât

Friulian

Etymology

From pesâ.

Adjective

pesant

1. heavy

Synonyms

• grivi

Old French

Verb

pesant

1. present participle of peser

Adjective

pesant m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular pesant or pesante)

1. heavy
   • circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:

     c'est mes haubers,
     s'est ausi pesanz come fers.

     It's my chainmail
     It's as heavy as iron.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) pesont
• (Sutsilvan) pasànt
• (Surmiran) pasant

Adjective

pesant m (feminine singular pesanta, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) heavy

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) grev
• (Sutsilvan) greav
• (Puter, Vallader) greiv