competens

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of competō.

Participle

competēns (genitive competentis, adverb competenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. meeting, coinciding, agreeing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative competēns competentēs competentia
Genitive competentis competentium
Dative competentī competentibus
Accusative competentem competēns competentēs
competentīs 		competentia
Ablative competente
competentī1 		competentibus
Vocative competēns competentēs competentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

References

  • “competens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • competens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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