detergens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of dētergeō.

Participle

dētergēns (genitive dētergentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. wiping off

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	dētergēns			dētergentēs	dētergentia
Genitive	dētergentis			dētergentium
Dative	dētergentī			dētergentibus
Accusative	dētergentem	dētergēns		dētergentēs dētergentīs	dētergentia
Ablative	dētergente dētergentī1			dētergentibus
Vocative	dētergēns			dētergentēs	dētergentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• French: détergent
  • → English: detergent
  • → Romanian: detergent
  • → Turkish: deterjan