comitans

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present participle of comitō.

Participle[edit]

comitāns (genitive comitantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. accompanying, following, attending
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.40–41:
      “Prīmus ibi ante omnīs, magnā comitante catervā,
      Lāocoōn ārdēns summā dēcurrit ab arce.”
      “Then, [running] ahead before everyone [else], with a large crowd accompanying [him], the impassioned Laocoön rushes down from the highest citadel.” – Aeneas

Declension[edit]

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative comitāns comitantēs comitantia
Genitive comitantis comitantium
Dative comitantī comitantibus
Accusative comitantem comitāns comitantēs
comitantīs
comitantia
Ablative comitante
comitantī1
comitantibus
Vocative comitāns comitantēs comitantia

1When used purely as an adjective.