animans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of animō.

Participle

animāns (genitive animantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. animating
2. animate, living
3. reviving
4. inspiring
5. inciting
6. encouraging

Noun

animans

1. A living thing or creature, an animal (as opposed to plants; as opposed to a man)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	animāns			animantēs	animantia
Genitive	animantis			animantium
Dative	animantī			animantibus
Accusative	animantem	animāns		animantēs animantīs	animantia
Ablative	animante animantī1			animantibus
Vocative	animāns			animantēs	animantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

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