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orans
orans
English
Noun
orans (plural orantes)
- (art) A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of ōrō (“speak, orate”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoː.rans/, [ˈoː.rãːs]
Participle
ōrāns m, f, n (genitive ōrantis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | ōrāns | ōrantēs | ōrantia | ||
| genitive | ōrantis | ōrantium | |||
| dative | ōrantī | ōrantibus | |||
| accusative | ōrantem | ōrāns | ōrantēs | ōrantia | |
| ablative | ōrante, ōrantī1 | ōrantibus | |||
| vocative | ōrāns | ōrantēs | ōrantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Noun
ōrāns m (genitive ōrantis); third declension
- an orator
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōrāns | ōrantēs |
| genitive | ōrantis | ōrantum |
| dative | ōrantī | ōrantibus |
| accusative | ōrantem | ōrantēs |
| ablative | ōrante | ōrantibus |
| vocative | ōrāns | ōrantēs |