recedens

recedens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of recēdō.

Participle

recēdēns (genitive recēdentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. receding
2. retreating

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	recēdēns			recēdentēs	recēdentia
Genitive	recēdentis			recēdentium
Dative	recēdentī			recēdentibus
Accusative	recēdentem	recēdēns		recēdentēs recēdentīs	recēdentia
Ablative	recēdente recēdentī1			recēdentibus
Vocative	recēdēns			recēdentēs	recēdentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• recedens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the alternation of tides: aestus maritimi mutuo accedentes et recedentes (N. D. 2. 53. 132)