octans

See also: Octans

English

Noun

octans

plural of octan

Anagrams

Cantos, Caston, actons, cantos, cast on

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈok.tans/, [ˈɔk.tãːs]

Noun

octāns m (genitive octantis); third declension

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

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	octāns	octantēs
Genitive	octantis	octantium
Dative	octantī	octantibus
Accusative	octantem	octantēs
Ablative	octante	octantibus
Vocative	octāns	octantēs

Related terms

octangulus
Octānus

Descendants

Italian: ottante

References

octans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
octans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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