iactans

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Present active participle of iactō (“throw, cast”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi̯ak.tans/, [ˈi̯äkt̪ä̃ːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈjak.tans/, [ˈjäkt̪äns]

Participle

iactāns (genitive iactantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. throwing, casting, hurling
  2. scattering, tossing
  3. (figuratively) disturbing, disquieting
  4. uttering, speaking, throwing out
  5. hurling insults, insulting
  6. boasting, boastful, acting conceitedly
  7. being officious

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative iactāns iactantēs iactantia
Genitive iactantis iactantium
Dative iactantī iactantibus
Accusative iactantem iactāns iactantēs
iactantīs		 iactantia
Ablative iactante
iactantī1		 iactantibus
Vocative iactāns iactantēs iactantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Adjective

iactāns (genitive iactantis, adverb iactanter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. arrogant
  2. boastful

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative iactāns iactantēs iactantia
Genitive iactantis iactantium
Dative iactantī iactantibus
Accusative iactantem iactāns iactantēs iactantia
Ablative iactantī iactantibus
Vocative iactāns iactantēs iactantia

Derived terms

References
  • “iactans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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