dirimens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dirimō (“separate, divide”)

Participle

dirimēns (genitive dirimentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. separating, dividing, taking apart.
2. interrupting, disturbing, delaying.
3. frustrating, destroying.

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	dirimēns			dirimentēs	dirimentia
genitive	dirimentis			dirimentium
dative	dirimentī			dirimentibus
accusative	dirimentem	dirimēns		dirimentēs dirimentīs	dirimentia
ablative	dirimente dirimentī1			dirimentibus
vocative	dirimēns			dirimentēs	dirimentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.