altercans
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Present active participle of altercor (“I quarrel”).
Participle
[edit]altercāns (genitive altercantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- quarrelling, discussing, differing, disputing, wrangling, arguing
- (law) striving to gain the victory over an opponent in a court of justice by putting questions for him to answer
- contending or struggling with
Declension
[edit]Third-declension participle.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | altercāns | altercantēs | altercantia | ||
Genitive | altercantis | altercantium | |||
Dative | altercantī | altercantibus | |||
Accusative | altercantem | altercāns | altercantēs altercantīs |
altercantia | |
Ablative | altercante altercantī1 |
altercantibus | |||
Vocative | altercāns | altercantēs | altercantia |
1When used purely as an adjective.