dictans
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Present active participle of dictō (“repeat, dictate”)
Participle edit
dictāns (genitive dictantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- repeating, saying often
- dictating (for someone to write down)
- composing, expressing in writing
- prescribing, recommending
Declension edit
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | dictāns | dictantēs | dictantia | ||
| Genitive | dictantis | dictantium | |||
| Dative | dictantī | dictantibus | |||
| Accusative | dictantem | dictāns | dictantēs dictantīs |
dictantia | |
| Ablative | dictante dictantī1 |
dictantibus | |||
| Vocative | dictāns | dictantēs | dictantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.