albicans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of albicō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaɫ.bɪ.kãːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈal.bi.kans]

Participle

albicāns (genitive albicantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. making white, whitening
2. becoming white

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	albicāns			albicantēs	albicantia
genitive	albicantis			albicantium
dative	albicantī			albicantibus
accusative	albicantem	albicāns		albicantēs albicantīs	albicantia
ablative	albicante albicantī1			albicantibus
vocative	albicāns			albicantēs	albicantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• English: albicant