mercans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of mercor.

Participle

mercāns m or f or n (genitive mercantis); third declension

  1. trading

Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative mercāns mercāns mercantēs mercantia
Genitive mercantis mercantis mercantium mercantium
Dative mercantī mercantī mercantibus mercantibus
Accusative mercantem mercāns mercantēs, mercantīs mercantia
Ablative mercante, mercantī1 mercante, mercantī1 mercantibus mercantibus
Vocative mercāns mercāns mercantēs mercantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

References
  • mercans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mercans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mercans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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