amans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of amō (“love”).

Pronunciation

Participle

amāns (genitive amantis, comparative amantior, superlative amantissimus, adverb amanter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. loving
  2. being fond of, liking
  3. being under obligation to; being obliged to

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative amāns amantēs amantia
Genitive amantis amantium
Dative amantī amantibus
Accusative amantem amāns amantēs
amantīs		 amantia
Ablative amante
amantī1		 amantibus
Vocative amāns amantēs amantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

Noun

amāns m or f (genitive amantis); third declension

  1. lover, sweetheart

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amāns amantēs
Genitive amantis amantium
Dative amantī amantibus
Accusative amantem amantēs
amantīs
Ablative amante amantibus
Vocative amāns amantēs

Descendants

References
  • “amans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “amans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • amans in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • amans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • truthful; veracious: veritatis amans, diligens, studiosus
    • to be (very) patriotic: patriae amantem (amantissimum) esse (Att. 9. 22)
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