Noun: Formans
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Formans |
| Plural | Formanzien; Formantia |
Definite
| Singular | das Formans |
| Plural | die Formanzien; Formantia |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Formans |
| Plural | Formanzien; Formantia |
Definite
| Singular | des Formans |
| Plural | der Formanzien; Formantia |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Formans |
| Plural | Formanzien; Formantia |
Definite
| Singular | dem Formans |
| Plural | den Formanzien; Formantia |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Formans |
| Plural | Formanzien; Formantia |
Definite
| Singular | das Formans |
| Plural | die Formanzien; Formantia |
Sample Sentences
Etymology
Coined by German linguist Karl Brugmann in 1904 from Latin elementum fōrmāns (“forming element”), with fōrmāns being the present participle of fōrmō (“to shape; to form; to fashion”). By surface analysis, formen + -ans. Doublet of Formant. See: Latin Nouns '
elementum fōrmāns'.
Verbs referencing "Formans"
English Nouns
formans, French Nouns
formans.
Translations