creans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of creō (“create”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkre.ans/, [ˈkreä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkre.ans/, [ˈkrɛːäns]

Participle

creāns (genitive creantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. creating, making, producing
2. begetting, giving birth to
3. preparing, causing
4. choosing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	creāns			creantēs	creantia
genitive	creantis			creantium
dative	creantī			creantibus
accusative	creantem	creāns		creantēs creantīs	creantia
ablative	creante creantī1			creantibus
vocative	creāns			creantēs	creantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• Portuguese: criança
• Spanish: crianza
  • → Italian: creanza