dictans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dictō (“repeat, dictate”)

Participle

dictāns (genitive dictantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. repeating, saying often
2. dictating (for someone to write down)
3. composing, expressing in writing
4. prescribing, recommending

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	dictāns			dictantēs	dictantia
genitive	dictantis			dictantium
dative	dictantī			dictantibus
accusative	dictantem	dictāns		dictantēs dictantīs	dictantia
ablative	dictante dictantī1			dictantibus
vocative	dictāns			dictantēs	dictantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.