reticens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of reticeō (“I am silent”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈre.ti.kens/, [ˈrɛt̪ɪkẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.ti.t͡ʃens/, [ˈrɛːt̪it͡ʃens]

Participle

reticēns (genitive reticentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. being silent, keeping silent; silent, reticent
2. keeping secret, concealing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	reticēns			reticentēs	reticentia
Genitive	reticentis			reticentium
Dative	reticentī			reticentibus
Accusative	reticentem	reticēns		reticentēs reticentīs	reticentia
Ablative	reticente reticentī1			reticentibus
Vocative	reticēns			reticentēs	reticentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• English: reticent
• French: réticent