altercans
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Present active participle of altercor (“I quarrel”).
Participle edit
altercāns (genitive altercantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- quarrelling, discussing, differing, disputing, wrangling, arguing
- (law) striving to gain the victory over an opponent in a court of justice by putting questions for him to answer
- contending or struggling with
Declension edit
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | altercāns | altercantēs | altercantia | ||
| Genitive | altercantis | altercantium | |||
| Dative | altercantī | altercantibus | |||
| Accusative | altercantem | altercāns | altercantēs altercantīs |
altercantia | |
| Ablative | altercante altercantī1 |
altercantibus | |||
| Vocative | altercāns | altercantēs | altercantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.