gestans

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Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of gestō (bear, carry)

Participle

gestāns (genitive gestantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. bearing, carrying.
  2. holding, wielding.

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative gestāns gestantēs gestantia
Genitive gestantis gestantium
Dative gestantī gestantibus
Accusative gestantem gestāns gestantēs
gestantīs
gestantia
Ablative gestante
gestantī1
gestantibus
Vocative gestāns gestantēs gestantia

1When used purely as an adjective.