confitens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of cōnfiteor (“confess, acknowledge”)

Participle

cōnfitēns m, f, n (genitive cōnfitentis); third declension

  1. confessing, acknowledging
    Habemus confitentem reum.
    Here we have before us an accused one who pleads guilty.

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative cōnfitēns cōnfitentēs cōnfitentia
genitive cōnfitentis cōnfitentium
dative cōnfitentī cōnfitentibus
accusative cōnfitentem cōnfitēns cōnfitentēs, cōnfitentīs cōnfitentia
ablative cōnfitente, cōnfitentī1 cōnfitentibus
vocative cōnfitēns cōnfitentēs cōnfitentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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