dicens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dīcō (say)

Participle

dīcēns (genitive dīcentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. saying, uttering, mentioning, speaking, talking
  2. declaring, stating
    1. affirming, asserting (positively)
  3. telling
  4. calling, naming
  5. referring to

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative dīcēns dīcentēs dīcentia
genitive dīcentis dīcentium
dative dīcentī dīcentibus
accusative dīcentem dīcēns dīcentēs
dīcentīs
dīcentia
ablative dīcente
dīcentī1
dīcentibus
vocative dīcēns dīcentēs dīcentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • dicens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to interrupt: interpellare aliquem (dicentem)