LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

octāns

octāns m (genitive octantis)
Classical[ˈɔk.tãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔk.tans]

Meaning

  1. A measuring instrument, possibly similar to the nautical octant
  2. half a quadrant, an eighth part.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoctānsoctantēs
genitiveoctantisoctantium
dativeoctantīoctantibus
accusativeoctantemoctantēs
octantīs
ablativeoctanteoctantibus
vocativeoctānsoctantēs

octans, antis, m. octo, a measuring instrument,
I. a half quadrant, an octant, Vitr. 10, 11.

Origins

Descendants
  • Italianottante

In English words that came into English from octāns

  • octantoctāns
  • nonantnōnum

Quick answers

What does octāns mean in Latin?
octāns, a noun, means “A measuring instrument, possibly similar to the nautical octant; half a quadrant, an eighth part.”.
What is the genitive of octāns?
The genitive singular is octantis. octāns is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce octāns?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔk.tãːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔk.tans].