defendens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dēfendō (“drive away; defend”).

Participle

dēfendēns (genitive dēfendentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. driving away
  2. defending, guarding, protecting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative dēfendēns dēfendentēs dēfendentia
genitive dēfendentis dēfendentium
dative dēfendentī dēfendentibus
accusative dēfendentem dēfendēns dēfendentēs
dēfendentīs 		dēfendentia
ablative dēfendente
dēfendentī1 		dēfendentibus
vocative dēfendēns dēfendentēs dēfendentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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