altercans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of altercor (“I quarrel”).

Participle

altercāns (genitive altercantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. quarrelling, discussing, differing, disputing, wrangling, arguing
  2. (law) striving to gain the victory over an opponent in a court of justice by putting questions for him to answer
  3. contending or struggling with

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative altercāns altercantēs altercantia
genitive altercantis altercantium
dative altercantī altercantibus
accusative altercantem altercāns altercantēs
altercantīs 		altercantia
ablative altercante
altercantī1 		altercantibus
vocative altercāns altercantēs altercantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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