implicans

English

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

implicans (uncountable)

  1. (grammar) Another name for the antecedent in the if-clause; the well-formed formula (wff); also known as protasis.

Latin

Etymology

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

Participle

implicāns m, f, n (genitive implicantis); third declension

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

Inflection

Third declension.

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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