litigans
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of lītigō (“dispute, litigate”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliː.ti.ɡans/, [ˈliː.tɪ.ɡãːs]
Participle
lītigāns m, f, n (genitive lītigantis); third declension
- disputing, quarrelling
- (law) litigating, suing
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | lītigāns | lītigantēs | lītigantia | ||
| Genitive | lītigantis | lītigantium | |||
| Dative | lītigantī | lītigantibus | |||
| Accusative | lītigantem | lītigāns | lītigantēs, lītigantīs | lītigantia | |
| Ablative | lītigante, lītigantī1 | lītigantibus | |||
| Vocative | lītigāns | lītigantēs | lītigantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Noun
lītigāns m (genitive lītigantis); third declension
- a litigant, quarrelsome person
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lītigāns | lītigantēs |
| Genitive | lītigantis | lītigantum |
| Dative | lītigantī | lītigantibus |
| Accusative | lītigantem | lītigantēs |
| Ablative | lītigante | lītigantibus |
| Vocative | lītigāns | lītigantēs |
References
- litigans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- litigans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette