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mentiens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of mentior.

Participle

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mentiēns (genitive mentientis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. lying, deceiving
  2. pretending, feigning

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative mentiēns mentientēs mentientia
genitive mentientis mentientium
dative mentientī mentientibus
accusative mentientem mentiēns mentientēs
mentientīs
mentientia
ablative mentiente
mentientī1
mentientibus
vocative mentiēns mentientēs mentientia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

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  • mentiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mentiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mentiens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.