nictans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of nictō (“blink, wink”)

Participle

nictāns (genitive nictantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. blinking
2. winking, signalling (with the eyes)
3. (figuratively, of fire) flashing
4. (figuratively) striving

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	nictāns			nictantēs	nictantia
Genitive	nictantis			nictantium
Dative	nictantī			nictantibus
Accusative	nictantem	nictāns		nictantēs nictantīs	nictantia
Ablative	nictante nictantī1			nictantibus
Vocative	nictāns			nictantēs	nictantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.