observans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of observō (“observe, watch”)

Participle

observāns m, f, n (genitive observantis); third declension

  1. observant, watchful.
  2. guarding, watching over.
  3. heeding, regarding.
  4. noticing, perceiving.

Inflection

Third declension.

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
  • 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
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