determinans

See also: determináns and déterminans

English

Etymology

From Latin dētermināns, present active participle of dēterminō (“fix the limits of something”), from dē + terminō (“bound, limit”).

Noun

determinans

  1. (grammar) A modifier; a word that modifies another word.
    In the noun phrase “noun phrase”, “noun” is the determinans and “phrase” is the determinatum.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of dēterminō.

Participle

dētermināns m or f or n (genitive dēterminantis); third declension

  1. delimiting, confining, defining, designating

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dētermināns dētermināns dēterminantēs dēterminantia
Genitive dēterminantis dēterminantis dēterminantium dēterminantium
Dative dēterminantī dēterminantī dēterminantibus dēterminantibus
Accusative dēterminantem dētermināns dēterminantēs, dēterminantīs dēterminantia
Ablative dēterminante, dēterminantī1 dēterminante, dēterminantī1 dēterminantibus dēterminantibus
Vocative dētermināns dētermināns dēterminantēs dēterminantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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