obstans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of obstō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈob.stans/, [ˈɔps̠t̪ä̃ːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈob.stans/, [ˈɔbst̪äns]

Participle

obstāns (genitive obstantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. thwarting, hindering, obstructing, blocking

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative obstāns obstantēs obstantia
Genitive obstantis obstantium
Dative obstantī obstantibus
Accusative obstantem obstāns obstantēs
obstantīs
obstantia
Ablative obstante
obstantī1
obstantibus
Vocative obstāns obstantēs obstantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • obstans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obstans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obstans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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