petens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of petō.

Participle

petēns m, f, n (genitive petentis); third declension

  1. desiring
  2. attacking

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative petēns petēns petentēs petentia
Genitive petentis petentis petentium petentium
Dative petentī petentī petentibus petentibus
Accusative petentem petēns petentēs, petentīs petentia
Ablative petente, petentī1 petente, petentī1 petentibus petentibus
Vocative petēns petēns petentēs petentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References
  • petens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • petens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to accede to a man's petitions: alicui petenti satisfacere, non deesse
    • to refuse, reject a request: petenti alicui negare aliquid
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