laetans

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of laetor.

Participle

laetāns (genitive laetantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. rejoicing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative laetāns laetantēs laetantia
genitive laetantis laetantium
dative laetantī laetantibus
accusative laetantem laetāns laetantēs
laetantīs
laetantia
ablative laetante
laetantī1
laetantibus
vocative laetāns laetantēs laetantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • laetans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • laetans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • laetans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.