distans

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French distance.

Noun

distans

1. distance

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French distance (“distance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /distãs/

Noun

distans

1. distance

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of distō.

Participle

distāns (genitive distantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. standing apart
2. being distant

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	distāns			distantēs	distantia
Genitive	distantis			distantium
Dative	distantī			distantibus
Accusative	distantem	distāns		distantēs distantīs	distantia
Ablative	distante distantī1			distantibus
Vocative	distāns			distantēs	distantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• “distans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French distance.

Pronunciation

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Noun

distans c

1. a distance, a range

Declension

Declension of distans
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	distans	distansen	distanser	distanserna
Genitive	distans	distansens	distansers	distansernas

Derived terms

• självdistans

Related terms

• distansera
• distansförhållande
• långdistanslöpare
• medeldistansrobot

Further reading

• distans in Svensk ordbok.