protegens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of prōtegō.

Participle

prōtegēns (genitive prōtegentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. covering
2. protecting
3. defending

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	prōtegēns			prōtegentēs	prōtegentia
Genitive	prōtegentis			prōtegentium
Dative	prōtegentī			prōtegentibus
Accusative	prōtegentem	prōtegēns		prōtegentēs prōtegentīs	prōtegentia
Ablative	prōtegente prōtegentī1			prōtegentibus
Vocative	prōtegēns			prōtegentēs	prōtegentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.