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