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litigans

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present active participle of lītigō (dispute, litigate)

Pronunciation

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Participle

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lītigāns (genitive lītigantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. disputing, quarrelling
  2. (law) litigating, suing

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative lītigāns lītigantēs lītigantia
genitive lītigantis lītigantium
dative lītigantī lītigantibus
accusative lītigantem lītigāns lītigantēs
lītigantīs
lītigantia
ablative lītigante
lītigantī1
lītigantibus
vocative lītigāns lītigantēs lītigantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Noun

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lītigāns m (genitive lītigantis); third declension

  1. a litigant, quarrelsome person

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

References

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  • litigans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • litigans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.