nictans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of nictō (“blink, wink”)

Participle

nictāns (genitive nictantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. blinking
2. winking, signalling (with the eyes)
3. (figuratively, of fire) flashing
4. (figuratively) striving

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	nictāns			nictantēs	nictantia
genitive	nictantis			nictantium
dative	nictantī			nictantibus
accusative	nictantem	nictāns		nictantēs nictantīs	nictantia
ablative	nictante nictantī1			nictantibus
vocative	nictāns			nictantēs	nictantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.