noun · masculinethird declension
nāns1
nāns m (genitive nantis)
Classical[ˈnãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnans]
Meaning
- a swimmer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nāns | nantēs |
| genitive | nantis | nantium |
| dative | nantī | nantibus |
| accusative | nantem | nantēs nantīs |
| ablative | nante | nantibus |
| vocative | nāns | nantēs |
nans, nantis, Part. and P. a., v. 1. no.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nāns nantis,
P. of 1 no.
Origins
Present active participle of nō (“swim”).