competens
Latin
Etymology
Present participle of competō.
Participle
competēns (genitive competentis, adverb competenter); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension
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.
Related terms
- compitum
- competēns
- competenter
- competentia
Descendants
- Catalan: competent
- English: competent
- French: compétent
- Italian: competente
- Portuguese: competente
- Romanian: competent
- Spanish: competente
References
- “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.