estudiant

Estudiant is a Catalan noun meaning a person who studies, especially a pupil or student in school, college, or university. It is used in Catalan-speaking regions such as Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra to describe someone enrolled in an educational program or engaged in study.

Etymology and cognates: The word derives from Latin studēns, the present participle of studēre, meaning to study, and reached Catalan through Old Catalan forms and influences from Old French etudiant. It has cognates in related Romance languages, including French étudiant, Spanish estudiante, Portuguese estudante, Italian studente, and Occitan estudiant.

Form and usage: The standard singular is estudiant, with common articles such as l'estudiant (the student) or un estudiant (a student). The plural is estudiants, as in els estudiants (the students). The term is widely used in formal and informal education contexts to describe learners from secondary education through higher education, as well as participants in courses or training programs.

See also: Education, Student, Catalan language.