distans

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French distance.

Noun

distans

1. distance

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French distance (“distance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /distãs/

Noun

distans

1. distance

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of distō.

Participle

distāns (genitive distantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. standing apart
2. being distant

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	distāns			distantēs	distantia
genitive	distantis			distantium
dative	distantī			distantibus
accusative	distantem	distāns		distantēs distantīs	distantia
ablative	distante distantī1			distantibus
vocative	distāns			distantēs	distantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• “distans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French distance.

Pronunciation

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Noun

distans c

1. a distance, a range

Declension

Declension of distans

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	distans	distans
	definite	distansen	distansens
plural	indefinite	distanser	distansers
	definite	distanserna	distansernas

Derived terms

• självdistans

Related terms

• distansera
• distansförhållande
• långdistanslöpare
• medeldistansrobot

Further reading

• distans in Svensk ordbok.