observans

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present active participle of observō (observe, watch)

Participle[edit]

observāns (genitive observantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. observant, watchful.
  2. guarding, watching over.
  3. heeding, regarding.
  4. noticing, perceiving.

Declension[edit]

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative observāns observantēs observantia
Genitive observantis observantium
Dative observantī observantibus
Accusative observantem observāns observantēs
observantīs
observantia
Ablative observante
observantī1
observantibus
Vocative observāns observantēs observantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References[edit]

  • observans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • observans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • observans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.