praestans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of praestō.

Participle

praestāns (genitive praestantis, comparative praestantior, superlative praestantissimus); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. excelling, surpassing
  2. providing, supplying

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative praestāns praestantēs praestantia
Genitive praestantis praestantium
Dative praestantī praestantibus
Accusative praestantem praestāns praestantēs
praestantīs		 praestantia
Ablative praestante
praestantī1		 praestantibus
Vocative praestāns praestantēs praestantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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