Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present participle of dētergeō.

Participle edit

dētergēns (genitive dētergentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. wiping off

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dētergēns dētergentēs dētergentia
Genitive dētergentis dētergentium
Dative dētergentī dētergentibus
Accusative dētergentem dētergēns dētergentēs
dētergentīs
dētergentia
Ablative dētergente
dētergentī1
dētergentibus
Vocative dētergēns dētergentēs dētergentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants edit

  • French: détergent
    • English: detergent
    • Romanian: detergent
    • Turkish: deterjan