litigans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of lītigō (“dispute, litigate”)

Pronunciation

Participle

lītigāns (genitive lītigantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. disputing, quarrelling
  2. (law) litigating, suing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative lītigāns lītigantēs lītigantia
genitive lītigantis lītigantium
dative lītigantī lītigantibus
accusative lītigantem lītigāns lītigantēs
lītigantīs 		lītigantia
ablative lītigante
lītigantī1 		lītigantibus
vocative lītigāns lītigantēs lītigantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Noun

lītigāns m (genitive lītigantis); third declension

  1. a litigant, quarrelsome person

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lītigāns lītigantēs
genitive lītigantis lītigantum
dative lītigantī lītigantibus
accusative lītigantem lītigantēs
ablative lītigante lītigantibus
vocative lītigāns lītigantēs

References

  • “litigans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • litigans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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