different between consultation vs consultant

English

Etymology

From Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio.Morphologically consult +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nsl??te???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nsl??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: con?sul?ta?tion

Noun

consultation (countable and uncountable, plural consultations)

1. The act of consulting.
2. A conference for the exchange of information and advice.
3. An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin c?nsult?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

consultation f (plural consultations)

1. consultation, consulting
2. survey, poll

Related terms

• consulter

Further reading

• “consultation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From French consultant, present participle of consulter, from Latin c?nsult?re (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of c?nsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulere, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?s?lt?nt/

Noun

consultant (plural consultants)

1. a person or party that is consulted
2. a person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• consultant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• consultant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

References

• consultant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /kon.sul?tant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kun.sul?tan/
• Rhymes: -ant

Verb

consultant

1. present participle of consultar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.syl.t??/
• Homophone: consultants

Adjective

consultant (feminine singular consultante, masculine plural consultants, feminine plural consultantes)

1. consulting

Noun

consultant m (plural consultants, feminine consultante)

1. consultant

Verb

consultant

1. present participle of consulter

Further reading

• “consultant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kon?sul.tant/, [kõ??s????t?än?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon?sul.tant/, [k?n?sul?t??n?t?]

Verb

c?nsultant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of c?nsult?

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

consultant m (plural consultants)

1. (Jersey) consultant

Romanian

Etymology

From French consultant.

Noun

consultant m (plural consultan?i)

1. consultant

Declension