competens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of competō.

Participle

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

1. meeting, coinciding, agreeing

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

• competitio
• competitor
• competitrix

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.