reticens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of reticeō (“I am silent”).

Pronunciation

Participle

reticēns (genitive reticentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. being silent, keeping silent; silent, reticent
  2. keeping secret, concealing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative reticēns reticentēs reticentia
genitive reticentis reticentium
dative reticentī reticentibus
accusative reticentem reticēns reticentēs
reticentīs 		reticentia
ablative reticente
reticentī1 		reticentibus
vocative reticēns reticentēs reticentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

  • → Catalan: reticent
  • → English: reticent
  • → French: réticent
  • → Galician: reticente
  • → Italian: reticente
  • → Occitan: reticent
  • → Portuguese: reticente
  • → Romanian: reticent
  • → Spanish: reticente
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