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iactans

iactans

Latin

Alternative forms

Participle

iactāns m, f, n (genitive iactantis); third declension

  1. throwing, casting, hurling
  2. scattering, tossing
  3. (figuratively) disturbing, disquieting
  4. uttering, speaking, throwing out
  5. hurling insults, insulting
  6. boasting, acting conceitedly
  7. being officious

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative iactāns iactantēs iactantia
genitive iactantis iactantium
dative iactantī iactantibus
accusative iactantem iactāns iactantēs iactantia
ablative iactante, iactantī1 iactantibus
vocative iactāns iactantēs iactantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Adjective

iactans m, f, n (genitive iactantis); third declension

  1. arrogant
  2. boastful

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative iactāns iactantēs iactantia
genitive iactantis iactantium
dative iactantī iactantibus
accusative iactantem iactāns iactantēs iactantia
ablative iactantī iactantibus
vocative iactāns iactantēs iactantia

Derived terms

References

  • iactans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers