oscitans

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.ki.tans/, [ˈoːs̠kɪt̪ä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈoʃ.ʃi.tans/, [ˈɔʃːit̪äns]

Adjective

ōscitāns (genitive ōscitantis, adverb ōscitanter); third-declension participle

1. present active participle of ōscitō
2. listless, sluggish, sleepy

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	ōscitāns			ōscitantēs	ōscitantia
Genitive	ōscitantis			ōscitantium
Dative	ōscitantī			ōscitantibus
Accusative	ōscitantem	ōscitāns		ōscitantēs ōscitantīs	ōscitantia
Ablative	ōscitante ōscitantī1			ōscitantibus
Vocative	ōscitāns			ōscitantēs	ōscitantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• “oscitans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “oscitans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• oscitans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.