competens

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present participle of competō.

Participle[edit]

competēns (genitive competentis, adverb competenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. meeting, coinciding, agreeing

Declension[edit]

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative competēns competentēs competentia
Genitive competentis competentium
Dative competentī competentibus
Accusative competentem competēns competentēs
competentīs
competentia
Ablative competente
competentī1
competentibus
Vocative competēns competentēs competentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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References[edit]

  • competens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • competens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.