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Limans
limans
limans
See also: Limans
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliː.maːns/
Etymology 1
Present active participle of līmō (“sharpen, file”), from līma (“file, rasp”).
Participle
līmāns m, f, n (genitive līmantis); third declension
- sharpening
- filing, filing off
- polishing, finishing
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | līmāns | līmantēs | līmantia | ||
| genitive | līmantis | līmantium | |||
| dative | līmantī | līmantibus | |||
| accusative | līmantem | līmāns | līmantēs | līmantia | |
| ablative | līmante, līmantī1 | līmantibus | |||
| vocative | līmāns | līmantēs | līmantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Etymology 2
Present active participle of līmō (“besmirch”), from līmus (“sidelong, askance”).
Participle
līmāns m, f, n (genitive līmantis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | līmāns | līmantēs | līmantia | ||
| genitive | līmantis | līmantium | |||
| dative | līmantī | līmantibus | |||
| accusative | līmantem | līmāns | līmantēs | līmantia | |
| ablative | līmante, līmantī1 | līmantibus | |||
| vocative | līmāns | līmantēs | līmantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.