petulans

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Latin

Etymology

From *petulō, from petō.

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Pronunciation

Adjective

petulāns (genitive petulantis, comparative petulantior, superlative petulantissimus, adverb petulanter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. pert, saucy, impudent, wanton
  2. freakish
  3. petulant

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative petulāns petulantēs petulantia
genitive petulantis petulantium
dative petulantī petulantibus
accusative petulantem petulāns petulantēs petulantia
ablative petulantī petulantibus
vocative petulāns petulantēs petulantia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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