-ans

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ans"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈans]

Suffix

-ans

1. masculine plural of -à

German

Etymology

From Latin -ans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ans/, [ant͡s], [ans]
• Homophone: -anz (except perhaps in very careful speech)

Suffix

-ans n (genitive -ans, plural -anzien)

1. (rare) -ant; used in Latin words of learned use which refer to things, often substances

   ‎stimulieren (“to stimulate”) + ‎-ans → ‎Stimulans (“stimulant, stimulating substance”)

Usage notes

• Often confused with homophonous and far commoner -anz. However, the distinction is clear based on the word's gender and plural. Those in -anz are feminine and make -anzen in the plural, while those in -ans are neuter and make -anzien or -antien or -antia.

Related terms

• -ens

Latin

Etymology

Rebracketing of forms such as narrāns (stem narrā- + suffix -ns).

Suffix

-āns

1. Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; see -ns.

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	-āns			-antēs	-antia
Genitive	-antis			-antium
Dative	-antī			-antibus
Accusative	-antem	-āns		-antēs -antīs	-antia
Ablative	-ante -antī1			-antibus
Vocative	-āns			-antēs	-antia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Middle English

Suffix

-ans

1. Alternative form of -aunce

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ã/

Suffix

-ans

1. a suffix denoting the first-person plural present indicative form of a verb