peccandus
Latin
Etymology
Future passive participle of peccō.
Participle
peccandus (feminine peccanda, neuter peccandum); first/second-declension participle
- which is to sin, transgress or offend
- 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.299–300:
- ‘saepe deōs aliquis peccandō fēcit inīquōs,
et prō dēlictīs hostia blanda fuit’- “Often by sinning someone has made the gods hostile,
and for having failed there has been a soothing sacrifice.”
(The poetic voice is that of Flora (mythology). A more literal translation of the gerundive “peccando” is “by having done that which will be offensive [to the gods]”.)
- “Often by sinning someone has made the gods hostile,
- ‘saepe deōs aliquis peccandō fēcit inīquōs,
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | peccandus | peccanda | peccandum | peccandī | peccandae | peccanda | |
| genitive | peccandī | peccandae | peccandī | peccandōrum | peccandārum | peccandōrum | |
| dative | peccandō | peccandae | peccandō | peccandīs | |||
| accusative | peccandum | peccandam | peccandum | peccandōs | peccandās | peccanda | |
| ablative | peccandō | peccandā | peccandō | peccandīs | |||
| vocative | peccande | peccanda | peccandum | peccandī | peccandae | peccanda | |