How to pronounce lant
Say it like LANT. Lant is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- LANT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Lant pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- LANTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
What does lant mean?
- Aged urine, historically used by the Anglo-Saxons and others as fertilizer for high nitrogen content.
- Any of several species of slender marine fishes of the genus Ammodytes, including the common European species (Ammodytes tobianus) and the American species (Ammodytes americanus).
Where does lant come from?
Alteration of earlier land (“urine”), from Middle English *land (“urine”), from Old English hland (“urine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hland, from Proto-Germanic *hlandą (“urine”), from Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liquid, wet ground”).
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Words that rhyme with lant
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Questions about saying lant
How do you pronounce lant?
Say LANT. The American pronunciation is /lænt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in lant?
Lant is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: LANT.