orans
See also: órans
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Latin orans (“praying”).
Noun edit
orans (plural orantes)
- (art, Christianity) A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.
- (Christianity) The posture or bodily attitude of such a figure.
Translations edit
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Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Present active participle of ōrō (“speak, orate”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoː.rans/, [ˈoːrä̃ːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.rans/, [ˈɔːräns]
Participle edit
ōrāns (genitive ōrantis); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension edit
Third-declension participle.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | ōrāns | ōrantēs | ōrantia | ||
Genitive | ōrantis | ōrantium | |||
Dative | ōrantī | ōrantibus | |||
Accusative | ōrantem | ōrāns | ōrantēs ōrantīs |
ōrantia | |
Ablative | ōrante ōrantī1 |
ōrantibus | |||
Vocative | ōrāns | ōrantēs | ōrantia |
1When used purely as an adjective.
Noun edit
ōrāns m (genitive ōrantis); third declension
- an orator
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ōrāns | ōrantēs |
Genitive | ōrantis | ōrantum |
Dative | ōrantī | ōrantibus |
Accusative | ōrantem | ōrantēs |
Ablative | ōrante | ōrantibus |
Vocative | ōrāns | ōrantēs |