deligens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dēligō (“[I] pick off; select”).

Participle

dēligēns (genitive dēligentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. picking off, plucking off; culling
2. choosing, selecting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	dēligēns			dēligentēs	dēligentia
Genitive	dēligentis			dēligentium
Dative	dēligentī			dēligentibus
Accusative	dēligentem	dēligēns		dēligentēs dēligentīs	dēligentia
Ablative	dēligente dēligentī1			dēligentibus
Vocative	dēligēns			dēligentēs	dēligentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.