-ans
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ans"
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ans
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ans n (genitive -ans, plural -anzien)
- (rare) -ant; used in Latin words of learned use which refer to things, often substances
- stimulieren (“to stimulate”) + -ans → Stimulans (“stimulant, stimulating substance”)
Usage notes[edit]
- Often confused with homophonous and far commoner -anz. However, the distinction is clear based on the word's gender and plural. Those in -anz are feminine and make -anzen in the plural, while those in -ans are neuter and make -anzien or -antien or -antia.
Related terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Rebracketing of forms such as narrāns (stem narrā- + suffix -ns).
Suffix[edit]
-āns
- Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; see -ns.
Declension[edit]
Third-declension participle.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | -āns | -antēs | -antia | ||
Genitive | -antis | -antium | |||
Dative | -antī | -antibus | |||
Accusative | -antem | -āns | -antēs -antīs |
-antia | |
Ablative | -ante -antī1 |
-antibus | |||
Vocative | -āns | -antēs | -antia |
1When used purely as an adjective.
Middle English[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ans
- Alternative form of -aunce
Walloon[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ans
- a suffix denoting the first-person plural present indicative form of a verb
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