implicans

English

Etymology

Latin implicans

Noun

implicans

  1. (grammar) The antecedent in the if-clause; the well-formed formula (wff).
    Synonym: protasis

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of implicō (“entangle, enfold”)

Participle

implicāns (genitive implicantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. entangling, entwining
  2. enfolding, enveloping, encircling
  3. embracing
  4. clasping, grasping
  5. (figuratively) uniting, associating, joining
  6. implicating, involving, embarrassing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative implicāns implicantēs implicantia
Genitive implicantis implicantium
Dative implicantī implicantibus
Accusative implicantem implicāns implicantēs
implicantīs		 implicantia
Ablative implicante
implicantī1		 implicantibus
Vocative implicāns implicantēs implicantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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