obstans

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of obstō.

Pronunciation

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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