defendens
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Present active participle of dēfendō (“drive away; defend”).
Participle edit
dēfendēns (genitive dēfendentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- driving away
- defending, guarding, protecting
Declension edit
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | dēfendēns | dēfendentēs | dēfendentia | ||
| Genitive | dēfendentis | dēfendentium | |||
| Dative | dēfendentī | dēfendentibus | |||
| Accusative | dēfendentem | dēfendēns | dēfendentēs dēfendentīs |
dēfendentia | |
| Ablative | dēfendente dēfendentī1 |
dēfendentibus | |||
| Vocative | dēfendēns | dēfendentēs | dēfendentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.