defendens
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of dēfendō (“drive away; defend”).
Participle
dēfendēns m, f, n (genitive dēfendentis); third declension
- driving away
- defending, guarding, protecting
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | dēfendēns | dēfendēns | dēfendentēs | dēfendentia | |
| Genitive | dēfendentis | dēfendentis | dēfendentium | dēfendentium | |
| Dative | dēfendentī | dēfendentī | dēfendentibus | dēfendentibus | |
| Accusative | dēfendentem | dēfendēns | dēfendentēs, dēfendentīs | dēfendentia | |
| Ablative | dēfendente, dēfendentī1 | dēfendente, dēfendentī1 | dēfendentibus | dēfendentibus | |
| Vocative | dēfendēns | dēfendēns | dēfendentēs | dēfendentia | |
1When used purely as an adjective.