nictans
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Present active participle of nictō (“blink, wink”)
Participle edit
nictāns (genitive nictantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- blinking
- winking, signalling (with the eyes)
- (figuratively, of fire) flashing
- (figuratively) striving
Declension edit
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | nictāns | nictantēs | nictantia | ||
| Genitive | nictantis | nictantium | |||
| Dative | nictantī | nictantibus | |||
| Accusative | nictantem | nictāns | nictantēs nictantīs |
nictantia | |
| Ablative | nictante nictantī1 |
nictantibus | |||
| Vocative | nictāns | nictantēs | nictantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.