implicans

English

Etymology

From Latin implicans.

Noun

implicans

  1. (grammar) The antecedent in the if-clause; the well-formed formula (wff).
    Synonym: protasis
    Coordinate terms: implicand, implicate

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of implicō (“entangle, enfold”)

Participle

implicāns (genitive implicantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. entangling, entwining
  2. enfolding, enveloping, encircling
  3. embracing
  4. clasping, grasping
  5. (figuratively) uniting, associating, joining
  6. implicating, involving, embarrassing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative implicāns implicantēs implicantia
genitive implicantis implicantium
dative implicantī implicantibus
accusative implicantem implicāns implicantēs
implicantīs 		implicantia
ablative implicante
implicantī1 		implicantibus
vocative implicāns implicantēs implicantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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