English

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Etymology

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From Latin dētermināns, present active participle of dēterminō (fix the limits of something), from + terminō (bound, limit).

Noun

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determinans

  1. (grammar) A modifier; a word that modifies another word.
    In the noun phrase “noun phrase”, “noun” is the determinans and “phrase” is the determinatum.
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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of dēterminō.

Participle

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dētermināns (genitive dēterminantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. delimiting, confining, defining, designating

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dētermināns dēterminantēs dēterminantia
Genitive dēterminantis dēterminantium
Dative dēterminantī dēterminantibus
Accusative dēterminantem dētermināns dēterminantēs
dēterminantīs
dēterminantia
Ablative dēterminante
dēterminantī1
dēterminantibus
Vocative dētermināns dēterminantēs dēterminantia

1When used purely as an adjective.