Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present participle of dēspiciō.

Participle edit

dēspiciēns (genitive dēspicientis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. looking down upon
  2. despising

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dēspiciēns dēspicientēs dēspicientia
Genitive dēspicientis dēspicientium
Dative dēspicientī dēspicientibus
Accusative dēspicientem dēspiciēns dēspicientēs
dēspicientīs
dēspicientia
Ablative dēspiciente
dēspicientī1
dēspicientibus
Vocative dēspiciēns dēspicientēs dēspicientia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References edit

  • despiciens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers