nictans
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Present active participle of nictō (“blink, wink”)
Participle [edit]
nictāns m, f, and n (genitive nictantis); third declension
- blinking
- winking, signalling (with the eyes)
- (figuratively, of fire) flashing
- (figuratively) striving
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | M.F. | N. | MM.FF. | NN. | |
| nominative | nictāns | nictāns | nictantēs | nictantia | |
| genitive | nictantis | nictantis | nictantium | nictantium | |
| dative | nictantī | nictantī | nictantibus | nictantibus | |
| accusative | nictantem | nictāns | nictantēs | nictantia | |
| ablative | nictante1 | nictante1 | nictantibus | nictantibus | |
| vocative | nictāns | nictāns | nictantēs | nictantia | |
1 But nictantī when used purely as an adjective.
