cogitans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of cōgitō (“think, consider”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.ɡi.tans/, [ˈkoːɡɪt̪ä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈko.d͡ʒi.tans/, [ˈkɔːd͡ʒit̪äns]

Participle

cōgitāns (genitive cōgitantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. thinking
2. considering, pondering

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	cōgitāns			cōgitantēs	cōgitantia
genitive	cōgitantis			cōgitantium
dative	cōgitantī			cōgitantibus
accusative	cōgitantem	cōgitāns		cōgitantēs cōgitantīs	cōgitantia
ablative	cōgitante cōgitantī1			cōgitantibus
vocative	cōgitāns			cōgitantēs	cōgitantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• incōgitāns