petulans

Latin

Etymology

From *petulō, from petō.

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tu.lans/, [ˈpɛt̪ʊɫ̪ä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tu.lans/, [ˈpɛːt̪uläns]

Adjective

petulāns (genitive petulantis, comparative petulantior, superlative petulantissimus, adverb petulanter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. pert, saucy, impudent, wanton
2. freakish
3. petulant

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	petulāns			petulantēs	petulantia
Genitive	petulantis			petulantium
Dative	petulantī			petulantibus
Accusative	petulantem	petulāns		petulantēs	petulantia
Ablative	petulantī			petulantibus
Vocative	petulāns			petulantēs	petulantia

Derived terms

• petulantia

Descendants

• Catalan: petulant
• → English: petulant
• French: pétulant
• Galician: petulante
• Italian: petulante
• Portuguese: petulante
• Spanish: petulante

References

• “petulans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “petulans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• petulans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.