diffidens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of diffīdō.

Participle

diffīdēns m or f or n (genitive diffīdentis); third declension

  1. distrusting
  2. despairing (of)

Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative diffīdēns diffīdēns diffīdentēs diffīdentia
Genitive diffīdentis diffīdentis diffīdentium diffīdentium
Dative diffīdentī diffīdentī diffīdentibus diffīdentibus
Accusative diffīdentem diffīdēns diffīdentēs, diffīdentīs diffīdentia
Ablative diffīdente, diffīdentī1 diffīdente, diffīdentī1 diffīdentibus diffīdentibus
Vocative diffīdēns diffīdēns diffīdentēs diffīdentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References
  • diffidens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • diffidens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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