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.
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