explanans

English

Etymology

From the Latin below.

Noun

explanans (plural explanantia)

1. A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the explanandum).

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of explānō (“make plain”)

Participle

explānāns (genitive explānantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. flattening out
2. (of speech) explaining, making plain

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	explānāns			explānantēs	explānantia
Genitive	explānantis			explānantium
Dative	explānantī			explānantibus
Accusative	explānantem	explānāns		explānantēs explānantīs	explānantia
Ablative	explānante explānantī1			explānantibus
Vocative	explānāns			explānantēs	explānantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.