recalcitrans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of recalcitrō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /reˈkal.ki.trans/, [rɛˈkäɫ̪kɪt̪rä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈkal.t͡ʃi.trans/, [reˈkäl̠ʲt͡ʃit̪räns]

Participle

recalcitrāns (genitive recalcitrantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. being disobedient

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	recalcitrāns			recalcitrantēs	recalcitrantia
Genitive	recalcitrantis			recalcitrantium
Dative	recalcitrantī			recalcitrantibus
Accusative	recalcitrantem	recalcitrāns		recalcitrantēs recalcitrantīs	recalcitrantia
Ablative	recalcitrante recalcitrantī1			recalcitrantibus
Vocative	recalcitrāns			recalcitrantēs	recalcitrantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• → French: récalcitrant (learned)
  • → Dutch: recalcitrant
  • → English: recalcitrant
  • → Romanian: recalcitrant
• → Italian: recalcitrante (learned)
• → Spanish: recalcitrante (learned)