dictans
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of dictō (“repeat, dictate”)
Participle
dictāns (genitive dictantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- repeating, saying often
- dictating (for someone to write down)
- composing, expressing in writing
- prescribing, recommending
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | dictāns | dictantēs | dictantia | ||
| genitive | dictantis | dictantium | |||
| dative | dictantī | dictantibus | |||
| accusative | dictantem | dictāns | dictantēs dictantīs |
dictantia | |
| ablative | dictante dictantī1 |
dictantibus | |||
| vocative | dictāns | dictantēs | dictantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.