explanans

English

Etymology

From the Latin below.

Noun

explanans (plural explanantia)

  1. A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the explanandum).

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of explānō (“make plain”)

Participle

explānāns (genitive explānantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. flattening out
  2. (of speech) explaining, making plain

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative explānāns explānantēs explānantia
Genitive explānantis explānantium
Dative explānantī explānantibus
Accusative explānantem explānāns explānantēs
explānantīs		 explānantia
Ablative explānante
explānantī1		 explānantibus
Vocative explānāns explānantēs explānantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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