desiderans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dēsīderō (“desire; miss”).

Participle

dēsīderāns (genitive dēsīderantis, superlative dēsīderantissimus); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. wanting, desiring, wishing for
  2. missing, lacking, needing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dēsīderāns dēsīderantēs dēsīderantia
Genitive dēsīderantis dēsīderantium
Dative dēsīderantī dēsīderantibus
Accusative dēsīderantem dēsīderāns dēsīderantēs
dēsīderantīs		 dēsīderantia
Ablative dēsīderante
dēsīderantī1		 dēsīderantibus
Vocative dēsīderāns dēsīderantēs dēsīderantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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