deligens

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Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dēligō ( pick off; select).

Participle

dēligēns (genitive dēligentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. picking off, plucking off; culling
  2. choosing, selecting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative dēligēns dēligentēs dēligentia
genitive dēligentis dēligentium
dative dēligentī dēligentibus
accusative dēligentem dēligēns dēligentēs
dēligentīs
dēligentia
ablative dēligente
dēligentī1
dēligentibus
vocative dēligēns dēligentēs dēligentia

1When used purely as an adjective.