monstrans

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mōnstrāns.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmonstrans/ [ˈmons.t̪rans]
  • Rhymes: -onstrans
  • Syllabification: mons‧trans

Noun

monstrans (plural monstrans-monstrans)

  1. (Catholicism) monstrance, ostensorium: an ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the sacramental bread (consecrated host) is placed for Eucharistic adoration

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of monstrō (“indicate, appoint”)

Participle

mōnstrāns (genitive mōnstrantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. showing, pointing out, indicating
  2. appointing, ordaining
  3. denouncing, indicting
  4. advising, teaching

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative mōnstrāns mōnstrantēs mōnstrantia
genitive mōnstrantis mōnstrantium
dative mōnstrantī mōnstrantibus
accusative mōnstrantem mōnstrāns mōnstrantēs
mōnstrantīs 		mōnstrantia
ablative mōnstrante
mōnstrantī1 		mōnstrantibus
vocative mōnstrāns mōnstrantēs mōnstrantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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