competens
Latin
Etymology
Present participle of competō.
Participle
competēns (genitive competentis, adverb competenter); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | competēns | competentēs | competentia | ||
| genitive | competentis | competentium | |||
| dative | competentī | competentibus | |||
| accusative | competentem | competēns | competentēs competentīs |
competentia | |
| ablative | competente competentī1 |
competentibus | |||
| vocative | competēns | competentēs | competentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Related terms
Descendants
- Catalan: competent
- English: competent
- French: compétent
- Galician: competente
- Italian: competente
- Occitan: competent
- Portuguese: competente
- Romanian: competent
- Spanish: competente
References
- “competens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- competens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.