deligens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dēligō (“[I] pick off; select”).

Participle

dēligēns m, f, n (genitive dēligentis); third declension

  1. picking off, plucking off; culling
  2. choosing, selecting

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dēligēns dēligēns dēligentēs dēligentia
Genitive dēligentis dēligentis dēligentium dēligentium
Dative dēligentī dēligentī dēligentibus dēligentibus
Accusative dēligentem dēligēns dēligentēs, dēligentīs dēligentia
Ablative dēligente, dēligentī1 dēligente, dēligentī1 dēligentibus dēligentibus
Vocative dēligēns dēligēns dēligentēs dēligentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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