Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present active participle of dīcō (say)

Participle edit

dīcēns (genitive dīcentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. saying, uttering, mentioning, speaking, talking
  2. declaring, stating
    1. affirming, asserting (positively)
  3. telling
  4. calling, naming
  5. referring to

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dīcēns dīcentēs dīcentia
Genitive dīcentis dīcentium
Dative dīcentī dīcentibus
Accusative dīcentem dīcēns dīcentēs
dīcentīs
dīcentia
Ablative dīcente
dīcentī1
dīcentibus
Vocative dīcēns dīcentēs dīcentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References edit

  • dicens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to interrupt: interpellare aliquem (dicentem)