implicans
English
Etymology
Latin implicans
Noun
implicans
- (grammar) The antecedent in the if-clause; the well-formed formula (wff).
- Synonym: protasis
Related terms
- implicandum
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of implicō (“entangle, enfold”)
Participle
implicāns m, f, n (genitive implicantis); third declension
- entangling, entwining
- enfolding, enveloping, encircling
- embracing
- clasping, grasping
- (figuratively) uniting, associating, joining
- implicating, involving, embarrassing
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | implicāns | implicantēs | implicantia | ||
| Genitive | implicantis | implicantium | |||
| Dative | implicantī | implicantibus | |||
| Accusative | implicantem | implicāns | implicantēs, implicantīs | implicantia | |
| Ablative | implicante, implicantī1 | implicantibus | |||
| Vocative | implicāns | implicantēs | implicantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.