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altercans

altercans

Latin

Participle

altercāns m, f, n (genitive altercantis); third declension

  1. quarrelling, discussing, differing, disputing, wrangling, arguing
  2. (law) striving to gain the victory over an opponent in a court of justice by putting questions for him to answer
  3. contending or struggling with

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative altercāns altercantēs altercantia
genitive altercantis altercantium
dative altercantī altercantibus
accusative altercantem altercāns altercantēs altercantia
ablative altercante, altercantī1 altercantibus
vocative altercāns altercantēs altercantia

1When used purely as an adjective.