nictans

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Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of nictō (“blink, wink”)

Participle

nictāns (genitive nictantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. blinking
  2. winking, signalling (with the eyes)
  3. (figuratively, of fire) flashing
  4. (figuratively) striving

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative nictāns nictantēs nictantia
genitive nictantis nictantium
dative nictantī nictantibus
accusative nictantem nictāns nictantēs
nictantīs 		nictantia
ablative nictante
nictantī1 		nictantibus
vocative nictāns nictantēs nictantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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