tergens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of tergeō.

Participle

tergēns (genitive tergentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. cleaning, cleansing
2. polishing, burnishing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	tergēns			tergentēs	tergentia
Genitive	tergentis			tergentium
Dative	tergentī			tergentibus
Accusative	tergentem	tergēns		tergentēs tergentīs	tergentia
Ablative	tergente tergentī1			tergentibus
Vocative	tergēns			tergentēs	tergentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.